title: Barrett's esophagus: endoscopic diagnosis.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Shimane University Hospital, Shimane, Japan.
authors.forename: Norihisa
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ishimura
authors.forename: Yuji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Amano
authors.forename: Henry D
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Appelman
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Penagini
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tenca
authors.forename: Gary W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Falk
authors.forename: Roy K H
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: Lauren B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Gerson
authors.forename: Francisco C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Ramirez
authors.forename: J David
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Horwhat
authors.forename: Charles J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Lightdale
authors.forename: Kenneth R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: DeVault
authors.forename: Giancarlo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Freschi
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Taddei
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bechi
authors.forename: Maria Novella
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Ringressi
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Castiglione
authors.forename: Duccio
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rossi Degl'Innocenti
authors.forename: Helen H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Qin
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Andrew M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Bellizzi
authors.forename: Mikhail
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lisovsky
authors.forename: Amitabh
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Srivastava
authors.forename: Robert H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Riddell
authors.forename: Lawrence F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Michael D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Saunders
authors.forename: Ram
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chuttani
mesh_terms: D001471:Barrett Esophagus / Q000175:diagnosis*; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans