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BACKGROUND/AIMS: There are several methods for obtaining tissue samples to diagnose malignant biliary strictures during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). However, each method has only limited sensitivity. This study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of a combined triple-tissue sampling (TTS) method (on-site bile aspiration cytology, brush cytology, and forceps biopsy). METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed 168 patients with suspicious malignant biliary strictures who underwent double-tissue sampling (DTS; n=121) or TTS (n=47) via ERCP at our institution from 2004 to 2011. RESULTS: Among the 168 patients reviewed, 117 patients (69.6%) were eventually diagnosed with malignancies. The diagnostic sensitivity for cancer was significantly higher in the TTS group than the DTS group (85.0% vs 64.9%, respectively; p=0.022). Furthermore, the combination of brush cytology and forceps biopsy was superior to the other method combinations in the DTS group. With respect to cancer type (cholangiocarcinoma vs noncholangiocarcinoma), interestingly, the diagnostic sensitivity was higher for cholangiocarcinoma in the TTS group than the DTS group (100% vs 69.4%, respectively; p<0.001) but not for the non-cholangiocarcinoma patients (57.1% vs 57.1%, respectively). CONCLUSIONS: TTS can provide an improved diagnostic accuracy in suspicious malignant biliary strictures, particularly for cholangiocarcinoma.
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Aged , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Ampulla of Vater/pathology , Bile Duct Neoplasms/complications , Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic/pathology , Biopsy/methods , Biopsy, Needle , Carcinoma/complications , Cholangiocarcinoma/complications , Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde/methods , Cholestasis/etiology , Common Bile Duct Neoplasms/complications , Pancreatic Neoplasms/complications , Retrospective Studies , Sensitivity and SpecificityABSTRACT
Objective Research reconstruction methods of complicated hand injury and transfer types of combined free tissues Methods Applying combined three free tissues to reconstruct extent hand injury 36 cases, there were total four types Results Thirty six cases with 108 free tissues were all survival, the wounds were healed After more than 1 year follow up, restoration of the sensation of pain and temperature were recovered in the transplantation toe and wrap around flap, the two point discrimination was 6～12 mm The function of pinch and opposed was restored The patients can comply the day of life Conclusion Utilization the combined three free tissue transfer to reconstruction complicates hand injuries The time of operation is long, more trauma, reasonable arrange of hand surgeons and have a good knowledge of microsurgery, but the times of operations is less, and shorted the therapy procedure and early rehabilitation