Diagnostic Accuracy of Mucosal Biopsy versus Endoscopic Mucosal Resection in Barrett’s Esophagus and Related Superficial Lesions

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">Protruding</td><td align="center"> </td></tr><tr><td align="left"> Pedunculated</td><td align="center">0-Ip</td></tr><tr><td align="left"> Sessile</td><td align="center">0-Is</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Nonprotruding and nonexcavated</td><td align="center"> </td></tr><tr><td align="left"> Slightly elevated</td><td align="center">0-IIa</td></tr><tr><td align="left"> Completely flat</td><td align="center">0-IIb</td></tr><tr><td align="left"> Slightly depressed</td><td align="center">0-IIc</td></tr><tr><td align="left"> Elevated and depressed types</td><td align="center">0-IIc + IIa or  0-IIa + IIc</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Excavated</td><td align="center"> </td></tr><tr><td align="left"> Ulcer</td><td align="center">0-III</td></tr><tr><td align="left"> Excavated and depressed types</td><td align="center">0-IIc + III or  0-III + IIc</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Macroscopic classification of type 0 lesions.

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Table 2: Diagnostic Accuracy of Mucosal Biopsy versus Endoscopic Mucosal Resection in Barrett’s Esophagus and Related Superficial Lesions 