Endoscopic diagnosis of cervical esophageal heterotopic gastric mucosa with conventional and narrow-band images

• Published in: World journal of gastroenterology : WJG Vol. 20; no. 1; pp. 242 - 249
• Main Author: Cheng, Chi-Liang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Baishideng Publishing Group Co., Limited 07.01.2014
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Brief; Cervical; Choristoma - complications; Choristoma - pathology; Deglutition Disorders - etiology; Endo; Esophageal Diseases - complications; Esophageal Diseases - pathology; Esophagoscopy - methods; esophagus; Female; gastric; Gastric Mucosa; Heterotopic; Humans; Male; Metaplasia; Middle Aged; mucosa; Narrow Band Imaging; Pharyngitis - etiology; Predictive Value of Tests; Prospective Studies; Heterotopic gastric mucosa; Narrow-band imaging; Endoscopic diagnosis; Conventional imaging; Cervical esophagus

AIM:To compare the diagnostic yield of heterotopic gastric mucosa(HGM)in the cervical esophagus with conventional imaging(CI)and narrow-band imaging(NBI).METHODS:A prospective study with a total of 760patients receiving a CI examination(mean age 51.6years;47.8%male)and 760 patients undergoing NBI ex...