Video Tip: How to Perform a High-Quality Examination for Barrett’s Esophagus | April 2021-Video Tip - How to Perform a High Quality Examination for Barrett's Esophagus

Video Tip - How to Perform a High Quality Examination for Barrett's Esophagus

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In this video, Dr. Vani Konda discusses how to perform a high-quality examination in Barrett's esophagus, in honor of Esophageal Cancer Awareness Month. Dr. Konda introduces the "five L's" technique: landmarks, length, look carefully, lesions, and levels. The first L is landmarks, where the diaphragmatic impression, gastroesophageal junction, and squamo-columnar junction are identified. The second L is length, measuring the size of the Barrett's segment. The third L is looking carefully, using advanced tools and techniques for detailed inspection. The fourth L is lesions, characterizing visible lesions using descriptions like the Paris classification. The fifth L is levels, performing biopsies at multiple levels using the Seattle protocol.

Keywords

Barrett's esophagus

high-quality examination

Esophageal Cancer Awareness Month

five L's technique

landmarks