Today's Mistakes and Tomorrow's Wisdom in Endoscopic Imaging of Barrett's Esophagus.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) is one of the main causes of cancer-related deaths worldwide and its incidence is rising. Barrett's esophagus (BE) can develop low- and high-grade dysplasia which can progress to EAC overtime. The golden standard to detect dysplastic BE (DBE) or EAC is surveillance with high-definition white-light endoscopy (HD-WLE) and random biopsies according to the Seattle protocol. However, this method is time-consuming and associated with a remarkable miss rate. Therefore, there is great need for the development of novel reliable techniques to optimize surveillance strategies and improve detection rates.

Summary

Optical chromoendoscopy (OC) techniques like narrow-band imaging have shown improved detection of DBE and EAC compared to HD-WLE and

SUBMITTER: van Heijst LE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9210038 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature