Mortality and cancer in eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders distal to the esophagus: nationwide cohort study 1990-2017.

Adam C BledsoeJohn J GarberWeimin YeBjorn RoelstraeteJoseph A MurrayJonas F Ludvigsson

Published in: Journal of gastroenterology (2022)

This study found an increased risk of death in patients with EGIDs distal to the esophagus, with cancer death driving the increase. Proximal gut disease seems to confer the greatest risk. There was no increase in incident cancers.

Keyphrases

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