Objective: To determine prospectively the incidence of an inlet patch (IP) in children requiring esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) and assess the prevalence of presenting symptoms between children with and without an I...Objective: To determine prospectively the incidence of an inlet patch (IP) in children requiring esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) and assess the prevalence of presenting symptoms between children with and without an IP. Study design: All patients undergoing EGD in a 2-year period were assessed for the presence of an IPwith biopsy confirmation. IP, distal esophagus, and stomach biopsy specimens were blindly reviewed by a pathologist for the presence and degree of inflammation and intestinal metaplasia. Symptoms from children with and without an IP were compared. Results: From 407 EGDs done by a single endoscopist, 24 patients had confirmed IP (incidence of 5.9% ). The presence and degree of inflammation were always relatively greater in the columnar mucosa of the IP than in the antral/body gastric mucosa in the same patient (P = .0027)-Inflammation was similar in the squamous epithelium around the IP and in the distal esophagus (P = .46). Two patients had intestinalmetaplasia of the IP. The patients with IPs had a higher prevalence of respiratory symptoms than the control group (P = .03). Conclusions: Children with IPs may have a higher frequency of respiratory symptoms. Periodic surveillance should be performed in children with intestinal metaplasia of an IP.展开更多
文摘Objective: To determine prospectively the incidence of an inlet patch (IP) in children requiring esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) and assess the prevalence of presenting symptoms between children with and without an IP. Study design: All patients undergoing EGD in a 2-year period were assessed for the presence of an IPwith biopsy confirmation. IP, distal esophagus, and stomach biopsy specimens were blindly reviewed by a pathologist for the presence and degree of inflammation and intestinal metaplasia. Symptoms from children with and without an IP were compared. Results: From 407 EGDs done by a single endoscopist, 24 patients had confirmed IP (incidence of 5.9% ). The presence and degree of inflammation were always relatively greater in the columnar mucosa of the IP than in the antral/body gastric mucosa in the same patient (P = .0027)-Inflammation was similar in the squamous epithelium around the IP and in the distal esophagus (P = .46). Two patients had intestinalmetaplasia of the IP. The patients with IPs had a higher prevalence of respiratory symptoms than the control group (P = .03). Conclusions: Children with IPs may have a higher frequency of respiratory symptoms. Periodic surveillance should be performed in children with intestinal metaplasia of an IP.
