Diagnostic value of contrast-enhanced ultrasound endoscopy forupper gastrointestinal tract and adjacent lesions / 重庆医学

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the diagnostic value of contrast-enhanced ultrasound endoscopy(CE-EUS) for the upper gastrointestinal tract and adjacent lesions.Methods One hundred and eighty samples of upper gastrointestinal tract and adjacent lesions in the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University from June 2014 to March 2015 were collected and performed CE-EUS.The preliminary diagnosis was taken by observing the features of various kinds of solid mass,which was conducted the contrastive analysis with the results of fine needle aspiration cytology(EUS-FNA) and (or) histopathology, biliary brush cytology smear results,operative pathologic findings,and CT,MRI scans and follow-up results.Results In 180 cases of gastrointestinal tract and adjacent placeholder,169 cases of CE-EUS were in line with the final results,while 11 cases were not consistent,and the diagnostic consistency rate was 93.9%.Conclusion CE-EUS can guide EUS-FNA puncture for increasing its positive rate..