Research Article

The Efficacy of Linked Color Imaging in the Endoscopic Diagnosis of Barrett’s Esophagus and Esophageal Adenocarcinoma

Table 1

Characteristics of the patients.

Patients with BE
Patients with EAC

Age (years, ± SD)
Male/female81/319/3
SSBE/LSBE102/108/4
Hiatal hernia (%)57 (50.8%)3 (25.0%)
Characteristics of the lesions in EAC
 Diameter, (mm)
 Paris type (IIa/IIc/IIb)3/4/5
 Invasion depth (m1-m2/m3-sm)11/1

Data are presented as (SD). BE: Barrett’s esophagus; EAC: esophageal adenocarcinoma; SSBE: short-segment Barrett’s esophagus; LSBE: long-segment Barrett’s esophagus.