Consecutive patients with GIM under endoscopic surveillance or examination at Qilu Hospital from March 1 to September 31, 2015 were recruited into this study. Before the endomicroscopic examination, 20,000 U α-chymotrypsin and 80 mg dimethylpolysiloxane were given orally to remove gastric mucus. All patients were given intravenous injections of 1 ml of 2% fluorescein sodium (Baiyunshan Mingxing Pharmaceutical, Guangzhou, China) as an allergy test before procedures were carried out. Conscious sedation was achieved for each patient by using propofol and fentanyl, and vital signs were monitored during the entire procedure. After successful intubation of the endoscope into the gastric antrum, 1 mL fluorescein sodium solution was applied intravenously as a contrast dye. The CLE procedure did not differ from that of conventional colonoscopy, except for the additional storage of pCLE images and videos in the gastric antrum. Finally, targeted biopsy of the examined site was performed.