INTESTINE Vol.24 No.4(2-3)

Theme Master the magnifying endoscopy for colorectal neoplasms
Title How to master pit pattern diagnostics? The associated theoretical concept
Publish Date 2020/11
Author Hiro-o Yamano Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine
Author Shinji Yoshii Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine
Author Toshiyuki Kubo Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine / Department of Gastroenterology, Sapporo Shirakabadai Hospital
Author Yasuhiro Shibata Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine
Author Hironobu Saito Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine / Department of Gastroenterology, Hakodate Goryoukaku Hospital
Author Hiro-o Matsushita Department of Gastroenterology, Akita Red Cross Hospital
Author Kenjiro Yoshikawa Department of Gastroenterology, Akita Red Cross Hospital
Author Hiroshi Nakase Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine
[ Summary ] Endoscopic diagnostics has remarkably advanced in the last few decades using magnifying endoscopy and pit fissure diagnosis. Although pit pattern diagnostics are evolving into standard methods, simply applying them to the classification categories, such as card games, is not effective. The first reason is that the pit pattern classification is established for colorectal epithelial neoplastic lesions (adenomas, cancers) and does not cover other lesions. Second, the pit pattern has a subtype, even in adenomas and cancers. Thirdly, it is not possible to cope with the change in the concept of pathology. However, it can be mastered by understanding the observation technique of a magnifying endoscope, theory of pit patterns, and effects of pathogenesis on the magnifying findings.
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