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Barrett's esophagus: endoscopic diagnosis
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Barrett's esophagus: endoscopic diagnosis

Norihisa Ishimura, Yuji Amano, Henry D Appelman, Roberto Penagini, Andrea Tenca, Gary W Falk, Roy K H Wong, Lauren B Gerson, Francisco C Ramirez, J David Horwhat, …
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Vol.1232(1), pp.53-75
09/2011
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2011.06045.x
PMID: 21950807
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https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/87018View
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Abstract

This collection of summaries on endoscopic diagnosis of Barrett's esophagus (BE) includes the best endoscopic markers of the extent of BE; the interpretation of the diagnosis of ultra-short BE; the criteria for endoscopic grading; the sensitivity and specificity of endoscopic diagnosis; capsule and magnifying endoscopy; narrow band imaging; balloon cytology; the distinction between focal and diffuse dysplasia; the techniques for endoscopic detection of dysplasia and the grading systems; and the difficulty of interpretation of inflammatory or regenerative changes.
Barrett Esophagus - diagnosis Humans Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal - methods

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