Given that diagnoses of the metaplasia of Barrett's esophagus by endoscopy is confirmed by histology nearly 60% of the time 55, these endoscopic findings are significant even though they are not frequent. They are significant because of their implications for treatment and follow-up although naturally these diagnoses require histological testing for confirmation 55.
Dado que el diagnóstico de la metaplasia de tipo Barret por endoscopia tiene una concordancia histológica cercana al 60% 55, su hallazgo endoscópico es significativo a pesar de lo poco frecuente, teniendo en cuenta las implicaciones de tratamiento y seguimiento que representa y naturalmente el requerimiento histológico para su comprobación 55.