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Background: Real time visual differentiation of colorectal polyps into benign and malignant helps to decide the appropriate treatment strategy and avoid the unnecessary risk associated with endoscopic therapies and need for repeat procedures. The Japan NBI Expert Team (JNET) classification developed in 2014 classifies colorectal polyps into types 1(Hyperplastic polyps including sessile serrated polyps), 2A (low grade dysplasia), 2B (high grade dysplasia/ superficial submucosal invasive carcinomas) and 3 (deep submucosal invasive carcinomas). We conducted this study to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of the JNET classification for colorectal polyps. Methods: All patients undergoing colonoscopy in a tertiary care Centre in south India from February to July 2020, who had colorectal polyps were included in the study. A prospective image evaluation to identify the JNET class was done by 2 independent observers blinded to the histological diagnosis and the result was compared with the final histopathological diagnosis. Inflammatory polyps were excluded. The collected data was statistically analyzed to assess the diagnostic accuracy. Result: 139 polyps from 102 patients were included in the study. Most common locations were ascending colon (31%) or rectosigmoid (30.3%). 21 polyps were hyperplastic polyps, 78 polyps were LGD, 23 were HGD/SM-S and 17 were SM-D polyps. On NBI imaging, 23, 76, 30, and 10 polyps were classified as JNET types 1, 2a, 2b and 3 respectively. The diagnostic accuracy of JNET classification was 98.5%, 88.4%, 83% and 93.5% respectively. Conclusion: The JNET classification has a high diagnostic accuracy for predicting the histology of colorectal polyps and hence recommended.
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Objective:To evaluate type B2 vessels for predicting the invasion depth of superficial esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (SESCC) under narrow band imaging-magnifying endoscopy (NBI-ME), and to analyse the influencing factors of over-prediction and under-prediction.Methods:A total of 86 SESCC patients with 86 lesions confirmed by postoperative pathology, who underwent NBI-ME to evaluate the invasion depth of esophageal tumor and were observed for type B2 vessels in Department of Digestive Endoscopy of Fujian Provincial Hospital from January 2015 to April 2020, were included in the case-control study. According to the postoperative pathological results, the patients were divided into the correct prediction group ( n=25) and the wrong prediction group ( n=61), and the accuracy of prediction was calculated. The wrong prediction group was further divided into the over-prediction group ( n=49) and the under-prediction group ( n=12) to find the influencing factors of over-prediction and under-prediction, respectively. Further, multivariate Logistic analysis was performed to explore the independent influential factors for the prediction. Results:The accuracy of type B2 vessels under NBI-ME for predicting the invasion depth of SESCC was only 29.07% (25/86), and the over-prediction rate and under-prediction rates were 56.98% (49/86) and 13.95% (12/86), respectively. Univariate analysis showed that the classification of type B2 area ( χ2=36.25, P<0.001), the distinct endoscopic features (nodules, thickening and obvious depression, χ2=22.90, P<0.001), and inflammation around type B2 vessels ( χ2=9.54, P=0.004) were related to the over-prediction of the invasion depth of SESCC, and the distinct endoscopic features were related to the under-prediction of the invasion depth ( P=0.016). Multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that B2-narrow (type B2 area ≤5 mm) ( P<0.001, OR=241.988,95% CI:15.229-3 845.252) and inflammation around type B2 vessels ( P=0.033, OR=12.801, 95% CI: 1.226-133.713) were independent risk factors for over-predicting the invasion depth of SESCC, while the distinct endoscopic features were independent protective factors for over-prediction ( P<0.001, OR=0.012, 95% CI: 0.001-0.150). The distinct endoscopic feature was an independent risk factor for under-predicting invasion depth of SESCC with type B2 vessels ( P=0.027, OR=7.899, 95% CI: 1.259-49.565). Conclusion:The accuracy of predicting the invasion depth of SESCC is low only based on type B2 vessels in NBI-ME, and over-prediction is prone to occur. B2-narrow, inflammation around type B2 vessels and without nodules, thickening and obvious depression are closely related to the over-prediction of invasion depth of SESCC by type B2 in NBI-ME, and nodules, thickening and obvious depression are closely associated with the under-prediction. However, whether the combined assessment of type B2 vessels under NBI-ME and endoscopic manifestation can improve the accuracy of prediction needs to be confirmed by further studies.
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Objective:To analyze and compare the features of undifferentiated-typed early gastric cancer (UD-EGC) and gastric mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue(MALT) lymphoma under white light endoscopy (WLE) and magnifying endoscopy-narrow band imaging (ME-NBI).Methods:Data of patients with complete endoscopic images of WLE and ME-NBI in Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University from March 2015 to July 2019 were retrospectively analyzed.Twenty-six UD-EGC patients and seven gastric MALT lymphoma patients in ⅠE1 stage were included, and the characteristics of the two diseases under WLE and ME-NBI were compared and summarized.Results:There were no significant differences in age, sex or infiltration depth of lesions between the two groups.Under WLE, UD-EGC was often manifested as a single lesion located in the lower part of the stomach, with unclear lesion boundaries. While MALT lymphoma lesions were mostly multifocal with clear boundaries, located in the middle of the stomach. Under ME-NBI, the microsurface pattern of UD-EGC showed dilation or disappearance of areas between the recesses, and the spiral microvascular pattern. However, the microsurface pattern of MALT lymphomas were characterized by " cross-road traffic sign" , " pebble sign" , and the presentation of residual glandular duct at the lesion was similar to that of Helicobacter pylori ( HP)-related gastritis. Furthermore, the microvascular pattern of MALT lymphomas often showed " tree like appearance (TLA)" . After HP eradication therapy, the morphology of microsurface pattern and microvascular pattern in the original lesion area gradually returned to normal. Conclusion:UD-EGC and gastric MALT lymphoma showed particular features in the number, site and boundary under WLE, and they showed significantly different microsurface pattern and microvascular pattern under ME-NBI. Differentiation of the two diseases will help reduce the risk of missed diagnosis and misdiagnosis.
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Objective:To evaluate narrow band imaging-magnifying endoscopy (NBI-ME) for the further assessment of lesions of low-grade intraepithelial neoplasia (LGIN) in the gastric biopsy.Methods:Data of 180 patients who underwent NBI-ME before endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) for biopsy of gastric LGIN at the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University from January 2017 to October 2020 were analyzed retrospectively. Taking the pathological results after ESD as the gold standard, the sensitivity, the specificity, the positive predictive value, the negative predictive value, and the accuracy of NBI-ME in predicting the pathological upgrading of gastric LGIN lesions after ESD were calculated, and the receiver operator characteristic (ROC) curve was drawn.Results:Among 180 gastric LGIN lesions, 115 (63.89%) were pathological upgraded and 65 (36.11%) were not after ESD. There were 10 missed diagnoses, 19 misdiagnoses, and 151 correct diagnoses in NBI-ME examination before ESD. The sensitivity, the specificity, the positive predictive value, the negative predictive value, and the accuracy of NBI-ME in predicting the pathological upgrading of gastric LGIN lesions after ESD were 91.3% (105/115), 70.8% (46/65), 84.7% (105/124), 82.1%(46/56) and 83.9% (151/180), respectively. The area under the ROC curve was 0.810 (95% CI: 0.737-0.883). Conclusion:Further NBI-ME examination of gastric LGIN lesions diagnosed by biopsy pathology can accurately predict whether the lesions have pathological upgrading after ESD, which is of important guiding significance for the patients to choose the treatment strategy of further follow-up or endoscopic resection.
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Objective@#To evaluate optical coherence tomography(OCT)for predicting invasion depth of early esophageal cancer(EEC) and to compare OCT and magnifying endoscopy-narrow band imaging (ME-NBI)in clinical performance.@*Methods@#Twenty-eight patients who were diagnosed with EEC and accepted OCT and ME-NBI before endoscopic submucosal dissection(ESD)were enrolled in this prospective study. On the basis of OCT and ME-NBI images, real-time prediction of EEC invasion depth was conducted. Postoperative pathological results were taken as golden standard to compare the accuracy of OCT and ME-NBI in evaluation of EEC invasion depth. The procedure time and incidence of complications during evaluation process were also analyzed.@*Results@#The overall accuracy of OCT and ME-NBI in predicting invasion depth of 28 EEC patients were 67.9% (19/28) and 75.0% (21/28) respectively, with no significant difference(P>0.05). The accuracy of OCT and ME-NBI in distinguishing lesions located in epithelium/lamina propria mucosa (EP/LPM) lesions were 78.9%(15/19) and 68.4% (13/19), with no significant difference(P>0.05). The procedure time of OCT was significantly shorter than that of ME-NBI (6.0±2.9 min VS 16.3±5.4 min, P<0.001).@*Conclusion@#The ability of OCT to predict invasion depth of EEC and distinguish lesions located in the EP/LPM is comparable with that of ME-NBI. Besides, OCT requires shorter procedure time for evaluation.
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Objective@#To investigate the effects of Helicobacter pylori (HP) radical treatment on diagnosis of early gastric cancer using conventional white light endoscopy (WLE), chromoendoscopy of indigo carmine dye added to acetic acid, and magnifying endoscopy with narrow band imaging (ME-NBI).@*Methods@#Between January 2013 and March 2018, patients without HP (successful cured before six months) or with HP (no radical treatment for HP in recent 6 months), who underwent endoscopy examinations in the Department of Gastroenterology of Ezhou Hospital, People′s Hospital of Wuhan University or the Department of Gastroenterology of Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College Huazhong University of Science and Technology were enrolled in the study. Endoscopy examinations were performed according to the order of conventional WLE, chromoendoscopy using indigo carmine dye added to acetic acid, and ME-NBI. Among the patients finally diagnosed as early gastric cancer by histopathology, 120 patients without HP and 120 patients with HP were continuously collected, and included in the radical treatment group and the non-radical treatment group, respectively. Diagnostic reliabilities of WLE, chromoendoscopy, and ME-NBI for early gastric cancer between the two groups were statistically analyzed.@*Results@#There were no statistical differences between the two groups in terms of hospital source (χ2=2.637, P=0.104), gender composition (χ2=0.074, P=0.785), mean age (t=0.582, P=0.561), and lesion morphology (χ2=0.179, P=0.914). The detection rates of early gastric cancer in the radical treatment group using WLE [75.0% (80/120) VS 81.7% (98/120), χ2=7.046, P=0.008], chromoendoscopy [57.5% (69/120) VS 93.3% (112/120), χ2=41.554, P<0.001], and ME-NBI [90.0% (108/120) VS 98.3% (118/120), χ2=7.585, P=0.006] were significantly lower than those in the non-radical treatment group. In the radical treatment group, chromoendoscopy had the lowest detection rate of early gastric cancer, followed by WLE (χ2=2.142, P=0.143) and ME-NBI (χ2=32.736, P<0.001), while ME-NBI had the highest detection rate of early gastric cancer, which higher than that of WLE (χ2= 19.247, P<0.001).@*Conclusion@#The diagnosis of early gastric cancer by WLE, chromoendoscopy using the indigo carmine dye added to acetic acid and ME-NBI becomes more difficult after radical treatment of HP. Among the above three endoscopic methods, ME-NBI has the highest diagnostic efficacy, and becomes the first choice for the clinical diagnosis of early gastric cancer after radical treatment of HP.
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Objective To investigate the effects of Helicobacter pylori (HP) radical treatment on diagnosis of early gastric cancer using conventional white light endoscopy ( WLE ) , chromoendoscopy of indigo carmine dye added to acetic acid, and magnifying endoscopy with narrow band imaging (ME-NBI). Methods Between January 2013 and March 2018, patients without HP (successful cured before six months) or with HP ( no radical treatment for HP in recent 6 months ) , who underwent endoscopy examinations in the Department of Gastroenterology of Ezhou Hospital, People's Hospital of Wuhan University or the Department of Gastroenterology of Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College Huazhong University of Science and Technology were enrolled in the study. Endoscopy examinations were performed according to the order of conventional WLE, chromoendoscopy using indigo carmine dye added to acetic acid, and ME-NBI. Among the patients finally diagnosed as early gastric cancer by histopathology, 120 patients without HP and 120 patients with HP were continuously collected, and included in the radical treatment group and the non-radical treatment group, respectively. Diagnostic reliabilities of WLE, chromoendoscopy, and ME-NBI for early gastric cancer between the two groups were statistically analyzed. Results There were no statistical differences between the two groups in terms of hospital source (χ2 =2. 637, P=0. 104) , gender composition (χ2=0. 074, P=0. 785) , mean age ( t=0. 582, P=0. 561) , and lesion morphology (χ2 = 0. 179, P= 0. 914 ) . The detection rates of early gastric cancer in the radical treatment group using WLE [ 75. 0％( 80/120 ) VS 81. 7％( 98/120 ) ,χ2 = 7. 046, P = 0. 008 ] , chromoendoscopy [ 57. 5％( 69/120 ) VS 93. 3％( 112/120 ) ,χ2 =41. 554, P<0. 001 ] , and ME-NBI [ 90. 0％( 108/120) VS 98. 3％( 118/120) ,χ2=7. 585, P=0. 006] were significantly lower than those in the non-radical treatment group. In the radical treatment group, chromoendoscopy had the lowest detection rate of early gastric cancer, followed by WLE (χ2=2. 142, P=0. 143) and ME-NBI (χ2=32. 736, P<0. 001) , while ME-NBI had the highest detection rate of early gastric cancer, which higher than that of WLE (χ2= 19.247, P<0.001). Conclusion The diagnosis of early gastric cancer by WLE, chromoendoscopy using the indigo carmine dye added to acetic acid and ME-NBI becomes more difficult after radical treatment of HP. Among the above three endoscopic methods, ME-NBI has the highest diagnostic efficacy, and becomes the first choice for the clinical diagnosis of early gastric cancer after radical treatment of HP.
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Background: Endoscopy plays an important role in the early detection of gastric neoplastic lesions, but different techniques lead to different diagnostic accuracy. Aims: To explore and compare the diagnostic value of conventional endoscopy with white light imaging (WLI) and magnifying endoscopy with narrow-band imaging (ME-NBI) for early gastric neoplastic lesions. Methods: Patients suspected of having early gastric neoplastic lesions by WLI were collected consecutively from Jan. 2016 to Jun. 2018 at Shanghai Renji Hospital, and received ME-NBI within 2 weeks. The diagnosis based on WLI and ME-NBI was recorded, respectively. Targeted biopsy was re-performed in patients with suspected neoplastic lesion yet having no abnormalities in first biopsy. Patients with neoplastic lesions proved by pathology were treated with endoscopic resection or surgical operation and enrolled in the analysis. Using pathological diagnosis as gold standard, the diagnostic performance of WLI and ME-NBI for distinguishing intestinal-type gastric adenoma and early gastric cancer (EGC) was evaluated. Results: A total of 301 patients (301 lesions) were included, including 171 adenoma and 130 EGC. The interobserver agreement between two endoscopists was optimal for both WLI and ME-NBI observation (WLI: κ=0.70; ME-NBI: κ=0.81). The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value and accuracy of ME-NBI for distinguishing intestinal-type gastric adenoma from EGC were higher than those of WLI (89.2% vs. 76.9%, 90.6% vs. 71.9%, 87.9% vs. 67.6%, 91.7% vs. 80.4%, and 90.0% vs. 74.1%, respectively, all P<0.05). Conclusions: ME-NBI is superior to WLI in distinguishing intestinal-type gastric adenoma from EGC.
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Background: Esophageal basaloid squamous cell carcinoma (BSCC) is a rare variant of squamous cell carcinoma characterized by aggressive biological behavior and poor prognosis. Curative resection at early stage can significantly improve the outcome of patients with esophageal BSCC. Endoscopic biopsy is the main approach for the diagnosis of early esophageal cancer, however, the endoscopic features of early esophageal BSCC have not yet been systematically studied. Aims: To summarize the endoscopic features of early esophageal BSCC. Methods: The clinical, endoscopic and pathological data of 5 cases of early esophageal BSCC confirmed by pathology of endoscopic submucosal dissection from June 2016 to March 2019 at the Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School were retrospectively analyzed. Results: The patients were 5 males with a mean age of 61 years old. Most of the lesions were located in the middle thoracic esophagus (3/5); the long diameter was equal to or more than 3 cm (4/5), and near 50% circumference of the esophagus was involved (5/5). All of the 5 lesions were presented as endoscopic type Ⅱb. Most of the lesions showed only mucosal roughness under white light endoscopy and there were no obvious demarcation or background color changes under narrow-band imaging. Intrapapillary capillary loop (IPCL) was categorized as type B1 with low density under magnifying endoscopy in four cases. Iodine staining revealed less-stained or no staining in all the cases. Postoperative pathological results showed T1a tumor in all the cases. Conclusions: The endoscopic findings of early esophageal BSCC were occult. Most of the cases only show rough and flat lesion without other obvious specific changes. Type B1 microvessels with a low density under magnifying endoscopy might be a characteristic feature of early esophageal BSCC.
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Objective To investigate the clinical utility of magnifying endoscopy combined with nar-row-band imaging( ME-NBI)and endoscopic ultrasonography( EUS)in predicting the depth of early eso-phageal cancer. Methods Sixty-eight patients with early esophageal cancer after gastroscopic and pathological diagnosis were enrolled in Jiangsu Provincal Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine from January 2017 to May 2018,ME-NBI and EUS were performed preoperatively to determine the depth of lesion infiltration respectively, the accuracies of the two methods were calculated by referring to the postoperative pathology,and the McNemar test and Kappa test were used for comparison. Results The lesion confined to shallow mucosa and submucosa superficial layer was confirmed in 57 patients by postoperative pathology,submucosa superficial below in 11 pa-tients. Compared with that of histology,the ability of assessment of the invasion depth was moderately consistent with ME-NBI(McNemar test P = 0. 508;Kappa = 0. 560,P < 0. 001),not with EUS(McNemar test P =0. 019;Kappa = 0. 266,P = 0. 015). The accuracy for assessing invasion depth of early esophageal cancer was 86. 8％(59 / 68)by ME-NBI,72. 1％(49 / 68)by EUS,respectively,with statistically significant difference (McNemar test P = 0. 015;Kappa = 0. 258,P = 0. 026). Conclusion ME-NBI and EUS can help to deter-mine the infiltration level of early esophageal cancer. The accuracy of ME-NBI is higher,which is of high value for the formulation of surgical plans for patients.
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There have been many advances in endoscopic imaging technologies. Magnifying endoscopy with narrow-band imaging is an innovative optical technology that enables the precise discrimination of structural changes on the mucosal surface. Several studies have demonstrated its usefulness and superiority for tumor detection and differential diagnosis in the stomach as compared with conventional endoscopy. Furthermore, magnifying endoscopy with narrow-band imaging has the potential to predict the invasion depth and tumor margins during gastric endoscopic submucosal dissection. Classifications of the findings of magnifying endoscopy with narrow-band imaging based on microvascular and pit patterns have been proposed and have shown excellent correlations with invasion depth confirmed by microscopy. In terms of tumor margin prediction, magnifying endoscopy with narrow-band imaging offers superior delineation of gastric tumor margins compared with traditional chromoendoscopy with indigo carmine. The limitations of narrow-band imaging, such as the need for considerable training, long procedure time, and lack of studies about its usefulness in undifferentiated cancer, should be resolved to confirm its value as a complementary method to endoscopic submucosal dissection. However, the role of magnifying endoscopy with narrow-band imaging is expected to increase steadily with the increasing use of endoscopic submucosal dissection for the treatment of gastric tumors.
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Objective To investigate the diagnostic value of endoscopic ultrasonography combined with magnifying endoscopy with narrow band imaging (NBI-ME) in the diagnosis of early colorectal cancer.Methods A total of 187 patients with early colorectal cancer who were treated in Cancer Hospital Chinese Academy Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College from January 2015 to December 2017 were retrospectively analyzed.The patients were examined with NBI-ME along with endoscopic ultrasonography before endoscopic or surgical treatment,and the depth of invasion was judged.Finally,postoperative pathology was taken as the gold standard to evaluate the value of endoscopic ultrasonography combined with NBI-ME in the diagnosis of early colorectal cancer.Results The histopathological results were treated as the golden standard.The diagnostic accuracy rate of endoscopic ultrasonography and endoscopic ultrasonography combined with NBI-ME in 187 patients with early colorectal cancer was 84.0 ％ (157/187),92.5 ％ (173/187)respectively.Overall accuracy rate of the invasive depth of NBI-ME in the patients with early colorectal cancer was 87.2 ％ (166/187).Sensitivity of endoscopic ultrasonography combined with NBI-ME to Tm,Tsml and ≥Tsm2 in early colorectal cancer pathological tissues was 92.4 ％,90.4 ％,93.3 ％ respectively,and the corresponding specificity was 93.9 ％,90.1％,90.9 ％ respectively.The diagnostic accuracy rate of endoscopic ultrasonography combined with NBI-ME was higher than that of endoscopic ultrasonography,and there was a significant difference (x2 =6.594,P =0.010 2).Conclusion Endoscopic ultrasonography combined with NBI-ME has a high accuracy rate for evaluating the depth of invasion in early colorectal cancer,which contributes to a good application value for preoperative evaluation of early colorectal cancer.
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Objective To evaluate the clinical value of acetic acid with narrow-band imaging ( NBI ) and magnifying endoscopy ( ME ) on diagnosis of small colorectal polyps. Methods In this prospective study, 261 small colorectal polyps from 122 patients were observed by ME, NBI-ME, and acetic acid with NBI-ME, and then received endoscopic treatment. Endoscopic images were stored electronically and randomly allocated to 3 experts and 3 non-experts for diagnosis using Kudo pit pattern. The postoperative pathologic results acted as gold standard to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of different endoscopic modes for small colorectal polyps. The image definition and interobserver agreement were compared among different endoscopic modes. Results The diagnostic accuracy of ME, NBI-ME, and acetic acid with NBI-ME for small colorectal polyps was 65. 5％ ( 171/261) , 90. 0％ ( 235/261) , and 94. 6％ ( 247/261) , respectively, in the experts group, and 57. 1％ ( 149/261) , 83. 1％ ( 217/261) , and 89. 3％ ( 233/261) , respectively, in the non-experts group. All experts and non-experts diagnosed small colorectal polyps more accurately by acetic acid with NBI-ME than by NBI-ME ( all P<0. 05 ) and ME ( all P<0. 001 ) . The image definition scores of acetic acid with NBI-ME in the experts group and non-experts group were significantly higher than those of NBI-ME and ME ( all P<0. 001) . The results of interobserver agreement showed that Kappa values (95％CI) of ME, NBI-ME, and acetic acid with NBI-ME diagnosis were 0. 578 (0. 508-0. 648), 0. 669 (0. 599-0. 739), and 0. 940 (0. 870-1. 010), respectively, for experts and 0. 476 (0. 406-0. 546), 0. 534 ( 0. 464-0. 604) , and 0. 830 ( 0. 760-0. 900 ) , respectively, for non-experts. Acetic acid with NBI-ME showed good interobserver agreement. Conclusion Acetic acid with NBI-ME has a higher diagnostic accuracy and good reproducibility for colorectal small polyps compared with ME and NBI-ME.
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Objective To evaluate the diagnostic value of VS classification of magnifying endoscopy with blue laser imaging ( ME-BLI) for gastric precancerous lesion and early gastric cancer. Methods A retrospective study was performed on the data of 313 patients ( 322 lesions) with gastric mucosal lesions undergoing ME-BLI in digestive endoscopy center of Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University from January 2014 to January 2017. The accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive value of VS classification by ME-BLI in diagnosis of gastric precancerous lesion and early cancer were analyzed. Results Among the 322 lesions, 57 were pathologically diagnosed as cancerous lesions and 265 were non-cancerous lesions. According to VS classification of ME-BLI, 98. 2%(56/57) VS structures of the cancerous lesions were irregular or disappearing, and 100. 0%( 57/57 ) cancerous lesions had clear demarcation. Taking the pathological diagnosis as the gold standard, the accuracy of VS classification of ME-BLI was 93. 8%(302/322), with a good consistency with pathological diagnosis(Kappa＝0. 810). The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value were 98. 2%( 56/57), 92. 8%( 246/265 ), 74. 7%( 56/75 ) and 99. 6%( 246/247 ), respectively. Conclusion The VS classification of ME-BLI is an effective method with high accuracy, sensitivity and specificity for diagnosis of gastric precancerous lesion and early gastric cancer.
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Objective To evaluate the magnifying endoscopy with blue laser imaging( M-BLI) for early esophageal cancers. Methods A total of 153 focal esophageal lesions detected with conventional white light endoscopy (WLE) based on changes of mucosal shape and color were enrolled in this study. Patients were examined with WLE, M-BLI, and 1. 25% Lugol′s iodine chromoendoscopy between April 2015 and December 2016. Diagnostic consistency of M-BLI and Lugol′s iodine chromoendoscopy were evaluated with pathology as a golden standard. Results Pathological diagnosis showed there were 19 lesions of esophagitis or chronic mucosal inflammation,92 of low grade intraepithelial neoplasia,and 42 high grade intraepithelial neoplasia or early cancer. Diagnostic sensitivities of WLE, M-BLI and Lugol′s iodine chromoendoscopy of screening early cancer were 66. 7%( 28/42 ), 95. 2%( 40/42 ), and 95. 2%( 40/42 ) respectively, the specificities were 57. 7%( 64/111 ), 91. 9%( 102/111 ), and 92. 8%( 103/111 ) respectively. The consistency rate between endoscopy and pathological examination were 60. 1%( 92/153 ), 92. 8%(142/153), and 93. 5%(143/153) respectively,and the Kappa values were 0. 565, 0. 891, and 0. 906 respectively. The detection rate of M-BLI was higher than that of WLE alone ( χ2 ＝9. 166, P＝0. 002). Conclusion The diagnostic value of M-BLI for early esophageal cancer is similar to that of Lugol′s iodine chromoendoscopy. However, M-BLI is easier to operate, and superior to Lugol′s iodine staining endoscopy in the absence of iodine allergy, long operating time and patients′intolerance.
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Objective To evaluate the clinical value of JNET classification using magnifying endoscopy with narrow-band imaging(ME-NBI)on diagnosis of colorectal neoplastic lesions. Methods A total of 110 colorectal neoplastic lesions detected by conventional colonoscopy were assessed by ME-NBI,and the histology was predicted according to characteristics of vessel pattern and surface pattern with JNET classification and Kudo classification,respectively. The results were compared with actual histologic findings of these lesions. Results The diagnostic sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value,and accuracy of overall JNET classification with ME-NBI for colorectal neoplastic lesions was 96.2%(75/78),93.8%(30/32),97.4%(75/77),90.9%(30/33), and 95.5%(105/110), respectively. The corresponding indicators of overall Kudo classification with ME-NBI was 92.3%(72/78), 81.3%(26/32),92.3%(72/78),81.3%(26/32),and 89.1%(98/110),respectively,with no significant difference compared to JNET classification(P=0.077). Diagnostic accuracy of JNET classification was 92.3%(36/39)in the polyps with diameter of 1 to 5 mm,93.8%(15/16)in the polyps with diameter of 6 to 10 mm,98.2%(54/55)in the polyps with diameter more than 10 mm, and those diagnostic accuracies had no significant difference(P=0.345). Conclusion JNET classification with ME-NBI is effective in distinguishing neoplastic from non-neoplastic colorectal lesions.
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Objective To study the influencing factors for outcomes of gastric low-grade intraepithelial neoplasia ( LGIN) for better LGIN treatment regimen. Methods Using magnifying endoscopy combined with narrow-band imaging ( ME-NBI ) follow-up strategy, the endoscopic features of 47 cases of LGIN in Fujian Provincial Hospital, including location, size, surface situation, demarcation line, microvascular pattern and microsurface pattern, were prospectively observed, then the factors influencing the outcome were analyzed. Results Among the 47 cases of LGIN, there were 35 cases in stable condition, whose results of biopsy and ME-NBI had no changes (stable LGIN), and the mean follow-up time was 20. 7±6. 9 months. The remaining 12 patients had progressive dysplasia (progressive LGIN), including 4 cases of high-grade intraepithelial neoplasia, and 8 cases of moderate dysplasia. The mean follow-up time was 16. 3 ± 11. 8 months. There were no significant differences between the two groups in gender (P=0. 33), mean age (P=0. 13), lesion distribution (P=0. 70), and lesion morphology (P=0. 97). The lesion size was less than 20 mm in the stable group ( 71. 4％, 25/35) , and over 20 mm in the progressive group ( 66. 7％, 8/12) , and the difference was statistically significant ( P=0. 02) . The proportion of the lesion surface heterogeneity in the progressive group was significantly higher than that in the stable group[75. 0％ (9/12) VS 34. 3％ (12/35),P= 0. 01 ] . The proportion of positive manifestations under ME-NBI in the progressive group was also significantly higher than that in the stable group [ 83. 3％ ( 10/12 ) VS 8. 6％ ( 3/35 ) , P = 0. 00 ] . Conclusion The size of lesions over 20 mm, the uneven surface and positive ME-NBI are the important factors influencing the outcome of LGIN, which are of significance for the diagnosis and treatment of LGIN.
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Objective To investigate the effect of magnifying endoscopy with narrow-band imaging (ME-NBI) in diagnosis of early gastric neoplastic lesion. Methods 151 patients with suspected gastric cancer underwent endoscopic examination in digestive endoscopy center from January 2013 to June 2016 were enrolled the study. They firstly received conventional white light endoscopy (WLE), then ME-NBI (including intervening part) and targeted biopsy. And all patients were divided into early cancer group (high grade intraepithelial neoplasia, intramucosal carcinoma and submucosal carcinoma, n = 72) and non-early cancer group (low grade intraepithelial neoplasia, n = 79). The area under receiver-operating characteristic curve (AUC) was performed to evaluate prognostic value of each index in early cancer. Results The incidences of the demarcation line, irregular microvascular pattern, irregular microsurface pattern and increasing intervening part in early cancer group were significantly higher than that in the non-early cancer group (P < 0.05). The AUC of ME-NBI for early gastric cancer was 0.947 and higher than 0.832 of WLE. The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), negative predictive value (NPV) and Youden index were 97.2%, 84.8%, 85.4%, 97.1% and 0.820, respectively. The AUC of intervening part for early gastric cancer was 0.907 and higher than 0.889 of the traditional VS classification, and AUC, sensitivity, specificity, PPV, NPV and Youden index of VS type combined with intervening part were 0.933, 95.8%, 83.5%, 84.1%, 95.7% and 0.794, respectively. Conclusions ME-NBI is an important method for diagnosis of early gastric cancer, and intervening part has the advantages of strong objectivity, simple and easy to operate, good repeatability, and it could be used to assist traditional VS classification in judging the nature of lesions.
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Objective To explore the diagnosis value of narrow-band imaging magnifying endoscopy (NBI-ME) in the early esophageal cancer and precancerous lesions while estimating the quality,depth and treatment strategy.Methods One hundred and eleven cases of patients with suspected early esophageal cancer and precancerous lesions,who underwent ESD treatment,were selected as the study subjects.To estimate the diagnosis value of NBI-ME in the quality,depth and treatment strategy with pathological histology as gold standard.Results While estimating quality,there was no low grade intraepithelial neoplasia(LGIN) cases with NBI-ME.A total of 33 cases were diagnosed as high grade intraepithelial neoplasia(HGIN),including 30 cases of HGIN and 3 cases of LGIN after ESD treatment,and the other 78 cases were diagnosed as early esophageal cancer,including 5 cases of LGIN,22 cases of HGIN,and 51 cases of early esophageal cancer.Compared with the pathology results,the quality consistency of NBI-ME is general:K=0.498.While estimating depth,there was no LGIN cases with NBI-ME.A total of 33 cases were diagnosed as HGIN,including 30 cases of HGIN and 3 cases of LGIN after ESD treatment,67 cases were diagnosed as intramucosal carcinoma,including 5 cases of LGIN,22 cases of HGIN,30 cases of intramucosal carcinoma,and 10 cases of submucosal carcinoma after ESD treatment,and 11 cases were diagnosed as submucosal carcinoma.Compared with the pathology results,the depth consistency of NBI-ME is general:K=0.469.Most of the patients shoud be treated by ESD except 8 cases of LGIN.Conclusion The study shows general diagnosis value of NBI-ME in estimating quality,depth and treatment strategy of early esophageal cancer and precancerous lesions.
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Objective To evaluate the diagnostic value of blue laser imaging( BLI) combined with magnifying endoscopy for precancerous lesions and early gastric cancers. Methods From September 2015 to May 2016, a total of 249 gastric lesions detected with conventional white light endoscopy ( WLE) on the basis of the assessment of mucosal shape and color were enrolled in this study. The pathological results were used as golden standard,and diagnostic accuracy rates of precancerous lesions or early cancers by white light magnification alone,BLI?contrast magnification and BLI?bright magnifier were determined according to the VS criteria. The concordance between endoscopic diagnosis and pathological diagnosis was evaluated through the agreement ( Kappa ) test, and diagnostic value was compared with McNemar paired Chi?square test. Results Pathological examination showed chronic gastritis in 149 lesions, intestinal metaplasia in 67, low grade intra?epithelial neoplasia in 8, and high grade intra?epithelial neoplasia or early cancer in 25. The concordance rates of lesions were 76?7% for white light magnification alone, 85?1% for BLI?contrast magnification, and 86?7% for BLI?bright magnification. Kappa values were 0?571, 0?730, and 0?760 respectively. For the screening of high grade intra?epithelial neoplasia or early cancer, the diagnostic sensitivities were 72?0%, 92?0%, and 92?0%, respectively, the specificities were 95?5%, 98?2%, and 99?1%,the consistencies were 93?2%,97?6%,98?4%,and the Kappa values were 0?642,0?871,and 0?911. In contrast to white light magnification alone,the concordance between endoscopic diagnosis and pathological diagnosis of BLI?contrast magnification and BLI?bright magnification was significantly higher(P<0?05).And in the diagnosis of high?grade intraepithelial neoplasia or early gastric cancer,the concordance between endoscopic diagnosis and pathological diagnosis of BLI?contrast magnification and BLI?bright magnification was higher than that of white light magnification alone( P<0?05) . Conclusion BLI combined with magnifying endoscopy may improve the diagnostic accuracy of early gastric cancer and precancerous lesions.