For some children with eosinophilic esophagitis, fibrosis of the lamina propria can be a significant complication of the condition. But clinicians have struggled to diagnose the condition because available tools for taking biopsies of the affected tissue are not particularly effective.
New research involving a novel biopsy forceps and immunofluorescence imaging could change that. In a pilot study, the combination showed promise for diagnosing lamina propria fibrosis in children with