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Few studies investigated the variability of clinical patterns among gastroenterologists, mainly in the United States.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Objectives<\/jats:title><jats:p>We assessed the practice patterns of gastroenterologists in the Arab countries regarding the diagnosis and management of EoE, and their concordance with the European 2017 guidelines and the Proceedings of the AGREE Conference published in 2018.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>We conducted a cross-sectional, self-administered, online survey of practicing gastroenterologists in the Arab countries (April to December 2022). The survey consisted of 23 questions and was designed to assess the respondents\u2019 practice characteristics, knowledge and practice on diagnosis and treatment of EoE.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>A total of 190 participants responded to the survey (118 pediatric gastroenterologists and 72 adult gastroenterologists). Thirty-six percent and 31% saw \u22656 new patients with EoE annually, 55% were \u2018very familiar\u2019 with the most recent EoE guidelines, and 49% attended \u22653 E-E-related educational activities during the 3 years prior to the survey. The majority of the respondents (72%) did not require a trial of a proton-pump inhibitor (PPI) prior to making the diagnosis of EoE and 66% obtain biopsies from multiple esophageal levels. While 90% of the respondents considered eosinophil-predominant inflammation on esophageal biopsies necessary for the diagnosis of EoE, only 27% felt that symptoms of esophageal dysfunction are necessary for the diagnosis, and only half of the participants considered exclusion of other etiologies of esophageal eosinophilia necessary for the diagnosis of EoE. For first-line treatment, only 16% used PPI monotherapy, 12.6% topical steroids, and 63.5% treat with a variable combination of PPIs, topical steroids, and dietary elimination. Sixty percent would repeat upper endoscopy to determine histologic improvement and 72% use maintenance therapy in responders. Compared to pediatric gastroenterologists, significantly fewer adult gastroenterologists reported taking biopsies from proximal and distal esophagus (34% vs. 66%) and gastric and duodenal biopsies (67% vs. 90%) when EoE was suspected (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.001).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>There is significant variability in adherence to EoE guidelines among gastroenterologists in the Arab countries. 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