Magnification endoscopy in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: a review of the intrapapillary capillary loop classification (EN)

Kaga, Makoto

Eleftheriadis, Nikolas

Sato, Hiroki

Sato, Chiaki

Ikeda, Haruo

Inoue, Haruhiro

Grace Santi, Esperanza

Minami, Hitomi

Hayee, Bu'Hussain

Recent developments in image-enhancement technology have enabled clear visualization of the microvascular structure of the esophageal mucosa. In particular, intrapapillary capillary loops (IPCLs ) are observed as brown loops on magnification endoscopy with narrow-band imaging (NBI). IPCLs demonstrate characteristic morphological changes according to the structural irregularity of esophageal epithelium and cancer infiltration, summarized in the IPCL classification. In this review, the process from the first endoscopic description of IPCLs to the eventual development of the IPCL classification is described and discussed, particularly focusing on early stage squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus.Keywords intrapapillary capillary loop classification, narrow-band imaging, magnification endoscopy, endoscopic mucosal resection, endoscopic submucosal dissectionAnn Gastroenterol 2015; 28 (1): 41-48 (EN)

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Hellenic Society of Gastroenterology

Annals of Gastroenterology

Reviews

English

2014-12-23

http://www.annalsgastro.gr/index.php/annalsgastro/article/view/1910

Hellenic Society of Gastroenterology (EN)

1792-7463

1108-7471

Annals of Gastroenterology; Volume 28, No 1 (2015); 41 (EN)