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Habbal M, Scaffidi MA, Rumman A, Khan R, Ramaj M, Al-Mazroui A, Abunassar MJ, Jeyalingam T, Shetty A, Kandel GP, Streutker CJ, Grover SC. Clinical, endoscopic, and histologic characteristics of lymphocytic esophagitis: a systematic review. Esophagus 2019; 16:123-132. [PMID: 30370453 DOI: 10.1007/s10388-018-0649-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2018] [Accepted: 10/10/2018] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE Lymphocytic esophagitis (LyE) is a novel, yet poorly described, clinicopathologic entity. The aim of this systematic review was to characterize the demographic, clinical, endoscopic, and histologic features of LyE in observational studies of adult and pediatric patients. DESIGN We searched the Embase, MEDLINE, and SCOPUS databases for relevant studies in 2018. Two authors reviewed and extracted data from studies that met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. RESULTS We identified 20 studies for analysis of demographic, clinical, and endoscopic features of LyE. The mean age ranged from 9 to 67 years. When pooled, there were 231 (52.7%) patients with LyE that were female. The most common presenting symptom was dysphagia reported in 191 (48.8%) patients. On endoscopy, most patients with LyE tended to have abnormal findings (69.0%), which included erosive esophagitis, multiple esophageal rings, linear furrows, and narrow-caliber esophagus. In the 31 studies used to assess the histologic definition, the cut-off number of intraepithelial lymphocytes (IELs) was reported in 16 (51.6%) studies, peripapillary IEL specification in 18 (58.1%) studies, and presence of spongiosis in 6 (19.4%) studies. CONCLUSION We identified a spectrum of demographic, clinical, and endoscopic findings characteristic of patients with LyE. A consensus on the diagnostic criteria of LyE is required.
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Affiliation(s)
- Mohamad Habbal
- Division of Gastroenterology, St. Michael's Hospital, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, St. Michael's Hospital, 30 Bond Street, 16-036 Cardinal Carter Wing, Toronto, ON, M5B 1W8, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology, St. Michael's Hospital, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, St. Michael's Hospital, 30 Bond Street, 16-036 Cardinal Carter Wing, Toronto, ON, M5B 1W8, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology, St. Michael's Hospital, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, St. Michael's Hospital, 30 Bond Street, 16-036 Cardinal Carter Wing, Toronto, ON, M5B 1W8, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology, St. Michael's Hospital, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, St. Michael's Hospital, 30 Bond Street, 16-036 Cardinal Carter Wing, Toronto, ON, M5B 1W8, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology, St. Michael's Hospital, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, St. Michael's Hospital, 30 Bond Street, 16-036 Cardinal Carter Wing, Toronto, ON, M5B 1W8, Canada
| | - Ahmed Al-Mazroui
- Division of Gastroenterology, St. Michael's Hospital, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, St. Michael's Hospital, 30 Bond Street, 16-036 Cardinal Carter Wing, Toronto, ON, M5B 1W8, Canada
| | - Michael J Abunassar
- Division of Gastroenterology, St. Michael's Hospital, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, St. Michael's Hospital, 30 Bond Street, 16-036 Cardinal Carter Wing, Toronto, ON, M5B 1W8, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology, St. Michael's Hospital, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, St. Michael's Hospital, 30 Bond Street, 16-036 Cardinal Carter Wing, Toronto, ON, M5B 1W8, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology, St. Michael's Hospital, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, St. Michael's Hospital, 30 Bond Street, 16-036 Cardinal Carter Wing, Toronto, ON, M5B 1W8, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology, St. Michael's Hospital, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, St. Michael's Hospital, 30 Bond Street, 16-036 Cardinal Carter Wing, Toronto, ON, M5B 1W8, Canada
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
| | - Samir C Grover
- Division of Gastroenterology, St. Michael's Hospital, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, St. Michael's Hospital, 30 Bond Street, 16-036 Cardinal Carter Wing, Toronto, ON, M5B 1W8, Canada.
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