Gastric Folds - Chromoendoscopy (2 of 8)

Immersion Endoscopy Tissue staining during endoscopy (chromoendoscopy) is a technique used to study the fine details of the mucosa throughout the gastrointestinal tract. Chromoendoscopy and vital staining are simple adjunct methods to improve the yield of endoscopic diagnosis, for early diagnosis of dysplasias and diagnosis of superficial and depressed carcinomas. So far the experience shows improvements over traditional endoscopic diagnosis. Especially with the help of high resolutions videoendoscopes, more and more lesions are recognized in the GI tract, that were not seen with either fiberendoscopes or first generation videoendoscopes Contrast staining is used to enhance the mucosal surface before endoscopic mucosectomy of neoplastic and malignant lesions. The diagnostic advantage of vital staining is not yet entirely proven, therefore these methods are not widely accepted.