Safety and acceptability of a non-endoscopic esophageal sampling device – Cytosponge®: a systematic review of multi-center data

Diagnosis and surveillance of Barrett ’s esophagus (BE) and eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) have become emerging public health issues. Cytosponge® is a novel, minimally invasive esophageal cell collection device. We aimed to assess the data on safety and acceptability of this device.

Source: Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology - August 9, 2018 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Wladyslaw Januszewicz, Wei Keith Tan, Katie Lehovsky, Irene Debiram-Beecham, Tara Nuckcheddy, Susan Moist, Sudarshan Kadri, Massimiliano di Pietro, Alex Boussioutas, Nicholas J. Shaheen, David A. Katzka, Evan S. Dellon, Rebecca C. Fitzgerald, BEST 1 and B Source Type: research