Both endoscopic ultrasound and the endoluminal functional lumen imaging probe are being evaluated for assessing esophageal wall thickening in patients with eosinophilic esophagitis. Data show these techniques have demonstrated promise to assess disease activity and treatment efficacy.
“Other measurements used in understanding EoE—histology, number of eosinophils, absence of symptoms—do not always provide an accurate reflection of remodeling,” said Simon Rabinowitz, PhD,