Presence of columnar-lined esophagus is negatively associated with the presence of esophageal varices in Japanese alcoholic men

Figure 1 Classification of esophageal varices. A: F1 varices, small and straight; B: F2 varices, nodular; C: F3 varices, large or coiled; D: post-treatment varices.

Figure 2 Portal hypertensive gastropathy lesions exhibiting a snake-skin (mosaic) pattern in their background mucosa. A: Grade 1, erythematous flecks or maculae; B: Grade 2, red spots or diffuse redness; C: Grade 3, intramucosal or luminal hemorrhage.

Figure 3 Columnar-lined esophagus and hiatal hernia. A: CLE 10-29 mm; B: CLE 5-9 mm; C: CLE 0-4 mm and hiatal hernia ≥ 10 mm. The endoscopic esophagogastric junction was defined as the lower limit of the palisade longitudinal vessels (arrows). The axial length of a hiatal hernia was defined as the distance between the esophagogastric junction and the hiatus represented by the diaphragmatic pinch. CLE: Columnar-lined esophagus.