Abstract:To investigate the clinical value of IPCL typing for esophageal lesions in the diagnosis of early esophageal and precancerous lesions under NBI-ME.?Methods?The endoscopic findings and clinical pathological data of 102 patients (132 lesions) with esophageal mucosal abnormalities were retrospectively analyzed from July 2013 to December 2016. The IPCL classification was used to analyze the changes of esophageal disease and depth of infiltration.?Results?IPCL for type A lesions in 95.0% (38/40) pathological diagnosis of esophagitis, IPCL for type B lesions in 96.7% (89/92) pathological diagnosis of early esophageal cancer and precancerous lesions; The consistency of histopathological results between NBI-ME preoperative biopsy and postoperative general specimen were acceptable (Kappa =0.485>0.4, P<0.01); B1, B2, B3 type IPCL prejudgment the accuracy rate of depth of infiltration was 68.0% (34/50), 73.3% (11/15), and 100.0% (4/4), respectively.?Conclusion?The IPCL AB classification of the esophageal lesions under NBI-ME observation, contribute to pre-judgment of the esophageal lesions and the depth, combined with pathological results, EUS and other technologies can achieve a comprehensive assessment of the disease, which can be very useful for choosing the best treatment strategy for the patients.