ABSTRACT
Objective:To investigate the effect and feasibility of swallowing intervention on esophageal examination by magnetically controlled gastric capsule endoscope (MCE), and to provide theoretical evidence for clinical application.Methods:From January 2021 to May 2022, 196 subjects who underwent MCE examination at West China Hospital, Sichuan University were prospectively enrolled. According to the swallowing action during MCE procedure, the subjects were divided into routine examination control group and swallowing-controlled intervention group with 98 cases in each group. The data of gender, age, history of smoking and drinking, body mass index, clinical symptoms (abdominal pain or abdominal distension, hematochezia, melena or positive fecal occult-bloodtest), esophageal transit time of MCE and detection rate of esophageal lesions were compared between the 2 groups. Wilcoxon rank sum test and chi-square test were used for statistical analysis.Results:There were no significant differences in age, gender, smoking history, drinking history, body mass index, history of diabetes, history of hypertension, and indication of MCE examination between the routine examination control group and swallowing-controlled intervention group (all P>0.05). All the subjects successfully completed the examination, and the capsules were excreted from the body. The median esophageal transit time of swallowing-controlled intervention group was longer than that of the routine examination control group (44.50 s (26.75 s, 101.25 s) vs. 11.00 s (5.00 s, 29.00 s)), and the difference was statistically significant ( Z=-8.13, P<0.001). The esophageal transit time of the patients aged 40 to 59 years old was longer than that of the patients aged <40 years old, but shorter than that of the patients aged ≥60 years old (54.00 s (36.25 s, 64.75 s) vs. 28.00 s (23.00 s, 35.00 s) and 69.50 s (64.75 s, 73.00 s)), and the differences were statistically significant ( Z=-6.72 and -6.91, both P<0.001). The detection rate of esophageal lesions of swallowing-controlled intervention group was higher than that of routine examination control group (22.4%, 22/98 vs. 11.2%, 11/98), and the difference was statistically significant ( χ2=4.41, P=0.036). Conclusion:Command-controlled swallowing can effectively prolong the time of esophagus examination by MCE, and improve the detection rate of esophageal lesions by MCE.
ABSTRACT
Objective:To explore the risk factors of occurrence of colorectal adenoma after endoscopic polypectomy.Methods:From January 2014 to December 2019, at the Department of Day Surgery Centre in West China Hospital, Sichuan University, 6 430 patients with 20 351 polyps who underwent endoscopic colorectal polypectomy were retrospectively analyzed. Patients were divided into adenomas group (4 573 patients) and non-adenomas group (1 857 patients) according to whether they had at least one adenomatous polyp. According to the results of postoperative histopathology, colorectal polyps were divided into adenomatous polyp group (10 656 polyps) and non-adenomatous polyp group (9 695 polyps). The propensity score matching (PSM) method was applied, with 1∶1 matching, in the patients with adenoma group and the patients with non-adenoma group, as well as in adenomatous polyps group and non-adenomatous polyps group. A total of 1 824 pairs of patients and 7 362 pairs of colorectal polyps were successfully matched. After PSM, patients-related factors as gender (male), age (<40 and 40 to 60 years old), number of polyps (>2), obesity (body mass index ≥28 kg/m 2), melanosis, family history of colorectal cancer in first-degree relatives, polyps-related factors as the maximum diameter (6 to 10 and >10 mm), distribution (distal colon), and morphological classification (sessile and flat polyps) were included in the analysis of risk factors of colorectal adenoma. Univariate analysis and multivariate logistic regression were used for statistical analysis. Results:Among 6 430 patients with colorectal polyps, the detection rate of adenoma was 71.12% (4 573/6 430). After PSM, the results of univariate analysis showed that obesity, family history of colorectal cancer in first-degree relatives, the maximum diameter of polyps >10 mm were all correlated with the occurrence of adenoma (odds ratio ( OR)=1.483, 1.426 and 1.503, 95% confidence interval ( CI)1.063 to 2.067, 1.015 to 2.004, 1.198 to 1.887, all P<0.05). The results of multivariate logistic regression analysis indicated that obesity, family history of colorectal cancer in first-degree relatives, the maximum diameter of polyps >10 mm, sessile or flat polyps in morphological classification were independent risk factors of the occurence of colorectal adenomas ( OR=1.425, 1.411, 1.629, 1.165 and 1.151, 95% CI1.019 to 1.994, 1.001 to 1.988, 1.290 to 2.058, 1.030 to 1.316 and 1.012 to 1.310, all P < 0.05). Conclusions:Obesity, family history of colorectal cancer in first-degree relatives, maximum diameter of polyps >10 mm, sessile polyps or flat polyps were the independent risk factors of the occurrence of colorectal adenomas.
ABSTRACT
As a new type of medical service mode, day surgery significantly alleviates the contradiction between supply and demand of medical resources. Since 2009, day surgery center in West China Hospital of Sichuan University has gradually carried out endoscopic gastrointestinal(GI) polypectomy, continuously explored and practiced the centralized management mode of GI polyps. The integrated management process included pre-hospital management, clinical pathway during hospitalization, and extended service after discharge. The overall-management database for day surgery patients was established, guiding the clinical practice and standardizing clinical behavior based on various clinical studies, which help day surgery managers make clinical decisions, and achieve the management objectives of fine management, quality and safety normalization for day surgery.
ABSTRACT
Objective To analyse the risk factors for lymph node metastasis of early colorectal cancer and the therapeutic indication for endoscopy.Methods The clinical data of the 269 early colorectal cancer patients who underwent surgical treatments between January 2009 and December 2013 in the West China hospital of Sichuan University were analyzed retrospectively.Pathologic features were compared between different histological types and investigated by univariate and multivariate analysis of their possible risk factors for lymph node metastasis.Results Univariate analysis showed that tumor size (P =0.029),depth of tumor invasion (P =0.006),histological type (P =0.000) and lymphatic involvement (P =0.035) were correlated with lymph node metastasis.Multivariate analysis revealed that tumor size (OR =5.385,95％ CI:1.156-25.075,P =0.032)and histological type (OR =5.145,95％ CI:1.553-17.053,P =0.007) were independent risk factorsfor lymph node metastasis.Comprehensive analysis showed that lymph node metastasis could not be found in patients with tumor invading the mucous layer.However,lymph node metastasis occurred if the tumor invaded the submucous layer.The larger and less differentiated tumor was,the higher occurrence of lymph node matastasis would be (P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion Endoscopic resection is recommended for those with early colorectal cancer localized in the mucous layer and without lymph node metastasis.It is recommended that patients with submucosal carcinomas undergo a preoperative endoscopic ultrasonography or pathological screening for the most appropriate surgical treatment,as the larger and the lower differentiated the tumor is,the higher chance the lymphatic metastasis is.
ABSTRACT
ObjectiveTo establish a practical and effective clinical pathway (CP) for the etiological diagnosis of acute biliary pancreatitis.MethodsA total of 2216 patients enrolled were randomly divided into control group (n =1120) and CP group (n =1096) according to different etiological diagnosis methods including following doctor's established experiences and habits and the designed CP in our study.ResultsThere was no significant difference in baseline data between the two groups.The etiology of acute pancreatitis was determined in 91.1％ (999/1096) of cases in the CP group which was significantly higher than the control group (65.5 ％,734/1120),P ＜ 0.05.The enhanced etiological determination of CP group was mainly consisted of the increased detection of biliary stones,duodenal diseases as well as pancreas divisum,P ＜ 0.05.The positive etiological determination of magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in the CP group were 59.1％ (273/462) and 86.0％ (98/114),respectively.ConclusionsThe CP established in this study significantly enhances the biliary etiological determination of acute pancreatitis. It is easy to be conducted and may be of importance to improve the quality of etiological diagnosis of acute pancreatitis.
ABSTRACT
Objective To observe the incidence of severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) in obese acute pancreatitis (AP) patients with medical treatment, and evaluate the impact of obesity in AP progression.Methods A multicenter prospective controlled study was conducted. APACHE Ⅱ scoring system was used to evaluate the severity of AP. Results 161 patients with mild AP(MAP) were enrolled, according to the cut-off point of 25 kg/m2, these patient were divided into obese group (79 patients) and non-obese group (82patients). The levels of CRP, hypertriacylglycerolemia, complication rate, incidence of SAP and mortality were observed under the circumstance of identical medical treatment. The levels of CRP in obese group and non-obese group were (117±109 ) mg/L and (35±36 ) mg/L(P<0.01). The number of obese patients with hypertriacylglycerolemia was two times as many as that in non-obese patients, but there was no significantly difference. There was no local complication in both groups, but the incidence of systematic complication in obese patients (20.3%) was significantly higher than that in non-obese group (6.1%, P<0.01). 16patients (20.3%) in obese group progressed into SAP, which was significantly higher than that in non-obese group (5 patients, 6.1%, P<0.01). One patient(1.3%) died in obese group, but no one died in non-obese group. In MAP patients with APACHE Ⅱ 4～7 points, the incidence of SAP (43.3%) in obese group was significantly higher than that in non-obese group (18.5%, P<0.05). Conclusions Obese MAP patients with APACHE Ⅱ 4～7 points were prone to develop into SAP. More aggressive interventions are needed.
ABSTRACT
Objective To evaluate the efficacy of narrow-band imaging (NBI) in diagnosis of color-ectal neoplasm. Methods A total of 96 colorectal neoplasm from 78 patients were observed under NBI, and the findings were compared with those from magnifying chromo-endoscopy and pathologic examinations. Re-suits The sensitivity of conventional colonoscopy in diagnosis of polyps was 78. 7%, which was increased to 99% (P < 0. 05) under NBI, with the clear identification of the shape and boundary of the lesions. Magnif-ying NBI colonoscopy provided images of pit patterns similar to those from chromo-endoscopy in diagnosis of type Ⅱ , ⅢL, Ⅳ and ⅤN, which showed better recognition than conventional colonoscopy, but less sensitiv-ity than chromo-endoscopy. Superficial vascular morphologic features could be better classified with NBI, with sensitivity of 100% and specificity at 87. 8%, which was superior to conventional colonoscopy but infe-rior to chromo-endoscopy. Conclusion Both chromo-endoscopy and NBI colonoscopy have better sensitivity and specificity in detection of colon polyps, while chromo-endoscopy reveals clear superficial structure of le-sion and pit pattern, and NBI demenstrates capillary morphology, which can distinguish neoplasm from non-neoplasm colorectal lesions. NBI, easy and convenient to switch, is an effective technique to make early di-agnosis of colorectal neoplasm.