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Endocytoscopy (ECS) has been studied in the surveillance of Barrett’s esophagus, with controversial results. Integrated type endocytoscopes (GIF-Q260 EC, Olympus Corp, Tokyo, Japan) have been recently developed, while a double staining with a mixture of 0.05% crystal violet and 0.1% of methylene blue (CM) during ECS enables higher quality images comparable to conventional hematoxylin eosin histopathological images.
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The first report of in vivo visualization of esophageal papillary squamous cell islands surrounded by glandular Barrett’s epithelium is reported.
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This page is a summary of: Endocytoscopic visualization of squamous cell islands within Barrett’s epithelium, World Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, January 2013, Baishideng Publishing Group Co., Limited (formerly WJG Press),
DOI: 10.4253/wjge.v5.i4.174.
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