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Alain M. Schoepfer

Researcher at University Hospital of Lausanne

Publications -  321
Citations -  16599

Alain M. Schoepfer is an academic researcher from University Hospital of Lausanne. The author has contributed to research in topics: Eosinophilic esophagitis & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 51, co-authored 265 publications receiving 13251 citations. Previous affiliations of Alain M. Schoepfer include University of Zurich & McMaster University.

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Diagnostic delay in patients with eosinophilic esophagitis has not changed since first description 30 years ago.

TL;DR: Substantial efforts are warranted to increase awareness for EoE and its hallmark symptom, solid-food dysphagia, as an age-independent red-flag symptom amongst health-care professionals and presumable the general population alike in order to lower risk of long-term complications.
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Change of treatment modalities over the last 10 years in pediatric patients with inflammatory bowel disease in Switzerland

TL;DR: In the past decade, a significant earlier use of anti-tumor necrosis factor-&agr; agents in pediatric patients with IBD was observed with steroid-sparing effect in patients with CD, however, this change was not associated with reduction of surgery.