Management strategies of Barrett's esophagus

Figure 1 Endoscopic and histologic images of Barrett’s esophagus. A: Endoscopic view of salmon-colored mucosa above the gastro-esophageal junction; B: Intestinal metaplasia with goblet cells (arrows) was found in biopsy specimens at histology.

Figure 2 White-light and enhanced endoscopic images of non-dysplastic Barrett’s esophagus. A: White-light of Barrett’s esophagus; B: Narrow-band imaging endoscopic of Barrett’s esophagus; C: Probe-based confocal laser endomicroscopy (pCLE) images of Barrett’s esophagus. p-CLE image shows uniform villiform architecture, columnar cells (solid arrow) and dark goblet cells (dash arrow) predictive of non-dysplastic Barrett’s esophagus.

Figure 3 Enhanced narrow-band imaging and probe-based confocal laser endomicroscopy images of dysplastic Barrett’s esophagus. A: Narrow-band imaging images shows distorted pits with irregular microvasculature (white circle); B: The corresponding probe-based confocal laser endomicroscopy image shows disorganized, distorted villiform structure and crypts, dark columnar cells (dash arrow) and dilated irregular vessels (solid arrow); C: High-grade dysplasia was found at histology in biopsy specimens performed at this level.