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Augmented Endoscopy in Barrett’s Esophagus: Zoom Endoscopy, Traditional and Virtual Chromoendoscopy

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Barrett’s Esophagus diagnosis is a combination between an endoscopic suspect and a histological confirmation of endoscopic biopsies showing intestinal metaplasia. Current guidelines codify biopsies protocols but none of these guarantees the recognition of intestinal metaplasia areas: sampling error is an-in-ambush pitfall and misdiagnosis is a concrete possibility.

To improve intestinal metaplasia detection, several techniques have been proposed and some of these show, indeed, very good results, better than white-light endoscopy exploration.

In this chapter, we will analyze the role and the results of traditional chromoendoscopy, zoom/magnifying endoscopy, and computed virtual chromoendoscopy in the advanced study of Barrett’s Esophagus.

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  1. Surgical Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II—School of Medicine, Naples, Italy

    Giuseppe Galloro, Teresa Russo & Donato Alessandro Telesca

  2. Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, NOCSAE Hospital of Modena, Modena, Italy

    Raffaele Manta

  3. Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), University Alma Mater Bologna, Italy—School of Medicine, Bologna, Italy

    Nico Pagano

  4. Gastroenterology Unit, Galliera Hospital, Genoa, Italy

    Andrea Parodi

  5. Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Surgical Colo-Proctology Unit, University Federico II—School of Medicine, Naples, Italy

    Cesare Formisano

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Galloro, G. et al. (2019). Augmented Endoscopy in Barrett’s Esophagus: Zoom Endoscopy, Traditional and Virtual Chromoendoscopy. In: Galloro, G. (eds) Revisiting Barrett's Esophagus. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92093-1_7

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