Preoperative endoscopic examination in 16 patients who underwent surveillance of Barrett’s oesophagus
| Patient | Endoscopic findings | Length of Barrett’s segment (cm) | Diagnosis at biopsy |
| 1 | Stenosis | 4 | HGD |
| 2 | Normal | 3 | HGD |
| 3 | Irregular stricture | >3 | AC |
| 4 | Discoloured area | 5 | AC |
| 5 | Elevated lesion | 4 | AC |
| 6 | Irregular area | NS | AC |
| 7 | Normal | 4 | HGD |
| 8 | Erosive lesion | 7 | HGD |
| 9 | Normal | 4 | AC |
| 10 | Normal | 5 | AC |
| 11 | Normal | 7 | AC |
| 12 | Irregular area | 12 | AC |
| 13 | Irregular area | 14 | AC |
| 14 | Suspect lesion | 4 | AC |
| 15 | Irregular area | 4 | AC |
| 16 | Normal | 4 | HGD |
Three (19%) of the 16 patients had no endoscopic abnormalities suggestive of malignancy, but did have invasive carcinoma at biopsy (patient 9, 10, and 11).
HGD, high grade dysplasia; AC, adenocarcinoma; NS, not specified.