Talk:Eosinophilic esophagitis/Archive 1

Cytosponge as an alternative to Endoscopy for assessment of Histologic Activity
Perhaps it's worth mentioning that a recent multi-center clinical trial has demostrated that the cytosponge is highly correlated with traditional endoscopy and biopsy for assessment of histologic activity in patients with EoE; with a sensitivity and specificity of the cytosponge was 75% and 86%, respectively. This might eventually become a safe and relatively inexpensive alternative to endoscopies at centres with large EoE patient populations, and long wait times for endoscopies.

Source: https://journals.lww.com/ajg/Abstract/2017/10000/Accuracy_and_Safety_of_the_Cytosponge_for.13.aspx

Instantwatym (talk) 15:09, 17 October 2023 (UTC)