Department of Gastroenterology, Women's & Children's Hospital.
Department of Human Physiology, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University.
J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2022 May 1;74(5):621-625. doi: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000003396. Epub 2022 Feb 3.
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is a chronic inflammatory disorder that requires repeat endoscopic evaluation(s) to assess response to treatment. This results in high health care costs and a procedural burden in affected children. Noninvasive alternate modalities to reassess disease activity have not been established. Low baseline impedance measured by multichannel pH impedance (pH-MII) is seen in adults with EoE, in keeping with poor mucosal integrity. We aimed to investigate the relationship between esophageal eosinophilia (or severity of eosinophilic infiltration) and baseline impedance in children with EoE. METHODS: We retrospectively identified 15 children diagnosed with EoE at our institution who had undergone pH-MII within 30 days of 3-level esophageal biopsy. This group were not concurrently prescribed proton pump inhibitors and had negligible reflux parameters on pH-MII. Average impedance baseline was calculated upper, mid, and lower esophageal segments via baseline impedance automated analysis (RIAA) and mean nocturnal baseline impedance (MNBI) methods. Eosinophil count data for upper, mid, and lower esophageal segments in the EoE group was collated. RESULTS: A significantly lower baseline impedance was seen across the esophageal length in children with EoE, compared with 30 controls who had no differences in age or reflux burden on nonparametric testing. A relationship between baseline impedance and eosinophil number at corresponding esophageal segments was not established. CONCLUSIONS: Baseline impedance may be an important, less invasive adjunct in clinical practice to monitor treatment response in children with EoE. Larger prospective cohort studies should delineate optimally predictive baseline impedance thresholds for active and inactive disease.
背景和目的:嗜酸性食管炎(EoE)是一种慢性炎症性疾病,需要重复进行内镜评估以评估治疗反应。这导致了高昂的医疗保健费用和受影响儿童的程序负担。尚未建立替代非侵入性方法来重新评估疾病活动。患有 EoE 的成年人的多通道 pH 阻抗(pH-MII)测量的基线阻抗较低,与黏膜完整性差有关。我们旨在研究 EoE 患儿的食管嗜酸性粒细胞(或嗜酸性粒细胞浸润的严重程度)与基线阻抗之间的关系。
方法:我们回顾性地确定了在我们机构中诊断为 EoE 的 15 名儿童,他们在 3 级食管活检后 30 天内进行了 pH-MII。该组未同时服用质子泵抑制剂,并且 pH-MII 上的反流参数可以忽略不计。通过基线阻抗自动分析(RIAA)和平均夜间基线阻抗(MNBI)方法计算上、中、下食管段的平均阻抗基线。收集 EoE 组上、中、下食管段的嗜酸性粒细胞计数数据。
结果:与 30 名无年龄差异且无反流负担的对照者相比,EoE 患儿的整个食管长度的基线阻抗明显较低,在非参数检验中无差异。在相应的食管段中,基线阻抗与嗜酸性粒细胞数之间没有建立关系。
结论:基线阻抗可能是监测 EoE 患儿治疗反应的重要、微创辅助手段。应进行更大的前瞻性队列研究,以确定用于活跃和不活跃疾病的最佳预测性基线阻抗阈值。
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