The diagnostic value of intraductal ultrasonography for complex biliary and pancreatic disease / 中华内科杂志

.7%and 88.6%.Conclusion IDUS after ERCP yields higher diagnostic accuracy for complex biliary and pancreatic diseases and it is also more dependable in differentiating benign tissues from malignant ones than ERCP alones

Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy training With a computer-based simulator: a randomized controlled trial / 中华消化内镜杂志

Objective To explore the role of computer-based simulators in upper gastrointestinal endoscopy training.Methods Forty-one graduate students,residents and GI fellows for further cducation with no experience in endoscopy were randomly assigned to two groups and underwent one-month training with or without a 10-hour computer-based simulator.Each trainee performed upper endoscopy in 20 patients.Comparison was made between the two groups in terms of these performance parameters:esophageal intubation,retroflexion,pyloric intubation,intubation of the descending part of the duodenum and procedure time.Resuits There Was no significant difference in esophageal intubation(P=0.699)and intubation of the second part of the duodenum(P=0.141)between two groups.While the differences were significant in retroflexion (P<0.001),pyloric intubation(P<0.001)and procedure time(P=0.032),i.e.,the simulator group was much better in performance than the other group.Conclusion The computer-bascd simulator is effective in providing trainees with the skills needed for upper gastrointestinal endoscopy,shortening the teaching hours and lessening patients'pain.