Video capsule endoscopy impacts decision making in pediatric IBD: a single tertiary care center experience.

Background: Little is known about the impact of video capsule endoscopy (VCE) on decision making in pediatric patients with IBD. Moreover, few studies have reported on the outcomes of treatment changes made based on VCE findings. Our aim was to identify the added value of VCE in pediatric patients in a tertiary IBD center with established or suspected IBD, by assessing changes in treatments and outcomes before and after VCE.

Markers of antigen presentation and activation on eosinophils and T cells in the esophageal tissue of patients with eosinophilic esophagitis.

Objectives: Evidence suggests eosinophils may be acting as antigen-presenting cells (APCs) by presenting antigen to T cells. We investigated the surface proteins of eosinophils and T cells in the esophageal biopsies of patients with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and healthy controls (HCs).

Methods: : Subjects were categorized as EoE, GERD, or HC.