AIM:To compare narrow-band imaging(NBI)without image magnification,and chromoendoscopy with Lugol's solution for detecting high-grade dysplasia and intramu-cosal esophageal squamous cell carcinoma(SCC)in patient...AIM:To compare narrow-band imaging(NBI)without image magnification,and chromoendoscopy with Lugol's solution for detecting high-grade dysplasia and intramu-cosal esophageal squamous cell carcinoma(SCC)in patients with head and neck cancer.METHODS:This was a prospective observational study of 129 patients with primary head and neck tumors consecutively referred to the Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Unit of Hospital das Clínicas,Sao Paulo University Medical School,Brazil,between August 2006 and Feb-ruary 2007.Conventional examinations with NBI and Lugol chromoendoscopy were consecutively performed,and the discovered lesions were mapped,recorded and sent for biopsy.The results of the three methods were compared regarding sensitivity,specificity,accuracy,positive predictive value,negative predictive value,positive likelihood value and negative likelihood value.RESULTS:Of the 129 patients,nine(7%)were diag-nosed with SCC,5 of which were in situ and 4 which were intramucosal.All carcinomas were detected through NBI and Lugol chromoendoscopy.Only 4 le-sions were diagnosed through conventional examination,all of which were larger than 10 mm.CONCLUSION:NBI technology with optical filters has high sensitivity and high negative predictive value for detecting superficial esophageal SCC,and produces results comparable to those obtained with 2.5%Lugol chromoendoscopy.展开更多
AIM:To evaluate the diagnostic efficacies of narrowband imaging(NBI) endoscopy with and without high magnification in distinguishing neoplasia from nonneoplasia colorectal lesions.METHODS:A total of 118 patients with ...AIM:To evaluate the diagnostic efficacies of narrowband imaging(NBI) endoscopy with and without high magnification in distinguishing neoplasia from nonneoplasia colorectal lesions.METHODS:A total of 118 patients with 123 colorectal lesions examined by NBI endoscopy in the Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital from September 2008 to April 2010 were enrolled in this study.These lesions were classified by pit pattern and capillary pattern,and then assessed by histopathology.RESULTS:Ten lesions not meeting the diagnostic criteria were excuded,the overall diagnostic accuracy of NBI endoscopy in distinguishing neoplasia from non-neoplasia colorectal lesions was 91.2%(103/113),and that of NBI endoscopy with and without high magnification was 93.0%(40/43) and 90.0%(63/70),respectively.Both were significantly higher than that of conventional colonoscopy reported in the literature(P < 0.05),but there was no significant difference between the two groups(P > 0.05).CONCLUSION:Besides NBI magnifying endoscopy,NBI endoscopy without magnification may also be used to distinguish neoplasia from non-neoplasia colorectal lesions.展开更多
文摘AIM:To compare narrow-band imaging(NBI)without image magnification,and chromoendoscopy with Lugol's solution for detecting high-grade dysplasia and intramu-cosal esophageal squamous cell carcinoma(SCC)in patients with head and neck cancer.METHODS:This was a prospective observational study of 129 patients with primary head and neck tumors consecutively referred to the Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Unit of Hospital das Clínicas,Sao Paulo University Medical School,Brazil,between August 2006 and Feb-ruary 2007.Conventional examinations with NBI and Lugol chromoendoscopy were consecutively performed,and the discovered lesions were mapped,recorded and sent for biopsy.The results of the three methods were compared regarding sensitivity,specificity,accuracy,positive predictive value,negative predictive value,positive likelihood value and negative likelihood value.RESULTS:Of the 129 patients,nine(7%)were diag-nosed with SCC,5 of which were in situ and 4 which were intramucosal.All carcinomas were detected through NBI and Lugol chromoendoscopy.Only 4 le-sions were diagnosed through conventional examination,all of which were larger than 10 mm.CONCLUSION:NBI technology with optical filters has high sensitivity and high negative predictive value for detecting superficial esophageal SCC,and produces results comparable to those obtained with 2.5%Lugol chromoendoscopy.
文摘AIM:To evaluate the diagnostic efficacies of narrowband imaging(NBI) endoscopy with and without high magnification in distinguishing neoplasia from nonneoplasia colorectal lesions.METHODS:A total of 118 patients with 123 colorectal lesions examined by NBI endoscopy in the Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital from September 2008 to April 2010 were enrolled in this study.These lesions were classified by pit pattern and capillary pattern,and then assessed by histopathology.RESULTS:Ten lesions not meeting the diagnostic criteria were excuded,the overall diagnostic accuracy of NBI endoscopy in distinguishing neoplasia from non-neoplasia colorectal lesions was 91.2%(103/113),and that of NBI endoscopy with and without high magnification was 93.0%(40/43) and 90.0%(63/70),respectively.Both were significantly higher than that of conventional colonoscopy reported in the literature(P < 0.05),but there was no significant difference between the two groups(P > 0.05).CONCLUSION:Besides NBI magnifying endoscopy,NBI endoscopy without magnification may also be used to distinguish neoplasia from non-neoplasia colorectal lesions.