BACKGROUND While colorectal polyps are not cancerous,some types of polyps,known as adenomas,can develop into colorectal cancer over time.Polyps can often be found and removed by colonoscopy;however,this is an invasive...BACKGROUND While colorectal polyps are not cancerous,some types of polyps,known as adenomas,can develop into colorectal cancer over time.Polyps can often be found and removed by colonoscopy;however,this is an invasive and expensive test.Thus,there is a need for new methods of screening patients at high risk of developing polyps.AIM To identify a potential association between colorectal polyps and small intestine bacteria overgrowth(SIBO)or other relevant factors in a patient cohort with lactulose breath test(LBT)results.METHODS A total of 382 patients who had received an LBT were classified into polyp and non-polyp groups that were confirmed by colonoscopy and pathology.SIBO was diagnosed by measuring LBTderived hydrogen(H)and methane(M)levels according to 2017 North American Consensus recommendations.Logistic regression was used to assess the ability of LBT to predict colorectal polyps.Intestinal barrier function damage(IBFD)was determined by blood assays.RESULTS H and M levels revealed that the prevalence of SIBO was significantly higher in the polyp group than in the non-polyp group(41%vs 23%,P<0.01;71%vs 59%,P<0.05,respectively).Within 90 min of lactulose ingestion,the peak H values in the adenomatous and inflammatory/hyperplastic polyp patients were significantly higher than those in the non-polyp group(P<0.01,and P=0.03,respectively).In 227 patients with SIBO defined by combining H and M values,the rate of IBFD determined by blood lipopolysaccharide levels was significantly higher among patients with polyps than those without(15%vs 5%,P<0.05).In regression analysis with age and gender adjustment,colorectal polyps were most accurately predicted with models using M peak values or combined H and M values limited by North American Consensus recommendations for SIBO.These models had a sensitivity of≥0.67,a specificity of≥0.64,and an accuracy of≥0.66.CONCLUSION The current study made key associations among colorectal polyps,SIBO,and IBFD and demonstrated that LBT has moderate potential as an alternative noninvasive screening tool for colorectal polyps.展开更多
目的探讨基于窄带成像国际结肠内窥镜(Narrow-band Imaging International Colorectal Endoscopic,NICE)分型的结直肠小息肉诊断临床价值。方法选取2019年1月—2020年9月武汉科技大学附属汉阳医院内镜中心200例进行肠镜检查发现小息肉(...目的探讨基于窄带成像国际结肠内窥镜(Narrow-band Imaging International Colorectal Endoscopic,NICE)分型的结直肠小息肉诊断临床价值。方法选取2019年1月—2020年9月武汉科技大学附属汉阳医院内镜中心200例进行肠镜检查发现小息肉(直径≤10 mm)的患者作为研究对象。入院后,均行窄带成像(Narrow Band Imaging,NBI)放大肠镜检查,观察病灶位置、形态特征。与“金标准”病理检查相比,观察NICE分型标准下病灶分型情况及诊断灵敏度、特异度、准确度、阳性预测值、阴性预测值。结果200例患者镜下共发现248个小息肉样病变,分布于直肠45个(18.15%)、横结肠61个(24.60%)、升结肠58个(23.39%)、乙状结肠40个(16.13%)、降结肠44个(17.74%);隆起型125个(50.40%)、平坦型病灶123个(49.60%)。病理学检查结果显示,248个小息肉样病变中,良性病灶191个(77.02%),恶性病灶57个(22.98%)。与病理检查相比,观察NICE分型标准下检出病灶灵敏度96.49%、特异度98.43%、准确度97.98%、阳性预测值94.83%、阴性预测值98.95%。结论结直肠小息肉样病变诊断中应用NICE分型法效果理想,可鉴别诊断息肉性质,了解息肉具体特征。展开更多
基金Supported by the Key-Area Research and Development Program of Guangdong Province,No.2022B1111070006the Guangdong Innovation Research Team for Higher Education,No.2021KCXTD025.
文摘BACKGROUND While colorectal polyps are not cancerous,some types of polyps,known as adenomas,can develop into colorectal cancer over time.Polyps can often be found and removed by colonoscopy;however,this is an invasive and expensive test.Thus,there is a need for new methods of screening patients at high risk of developing polyps.AIM To identify a potential association between colorectal polyps and small intestine bacteria overgrowth(SIBO)or other relevant factors in a patient cohort with lactulose breath test(LBT)results.METHODS A total of 382 patients who had received an LBT were classified into polyp and non-polyp groups that were confirmed by colonoscopy and pathology.SIBO was diagnosed by measuring LBTderived hydrogen(H)and methane(M)levels according to 2017 North American Consensus recommendations.Logistic regression was used to assess the ability of LBT to predict colorectal polyps.Intestinal barrier function damage(IBFD)was determined by blood assays.RESULTS H and M levels revealed that the prevalence of SIBO was significantly higher in the polyp group than in the non-polyp group(41%vs 23%,P<0.01;71%vs 59%,P<0.05,respectively).Within 90 min of lactulose ingestion,the peak H values in the adenomatous and inflammatory/hyperplastic polyp patients were significantly higher than those in the non-polyp group(P<0.01,and P=0.03,respectively).In 227 patients with SIBO defined by combining H and M values,the rate of IBFD determined by blood lipopolysaccharide levels was significantly higher among patients with polyps than those without(15%vs 5%,P<0.05).In regression analysis with age and gender adjustment,colorectal polyps were most accurately predicted with models using M peak values or combined H and M values limited by North American Consensus recommendations for SIBO.These models had a sensitivity of≥0.67,a specificity of≥0.64,and an accuracy of≥0.66.CONCLUSION The current study made key associations among colorectal polyps,SIBO,and IBFD and demonstrated that LBT has moderate potential as an alternative noninvasive screening tool for colorectal polyps.
文摘目的探讨基于窄带成像国际结肠内窥镜(Narrow-band Imaging International Colorectal Endoscopic,NICE)分型的结直肠小息肉诊断临床价值。方法选取2019年1月—2020年9月武汉科技大学附属汉阳医院内镜中心200例进行肠镜检查发现小息肉(直径≤10 mm)的患者作为研究对象。入院后,均行窄带成像(Narrow Band Imaging,NBI)放大肠镜检查,观察病灶位置、形态特征。与“金标准”病理检查相比,观察NICE分型标准下病灶分型情况及诊断灵敏度、特异度、准确度、阳性预测值、阴性预测值。结果200例患者镜下共发现248个小息肉样病变,分布于直肠45个(18.15%)、横结肠61个(24.60%)、升结肠58个(23.39%)、乙状结肠40个(16.13%)、降结肠44个(17.74%);隆起型125个(50.40%)、平坦型病灶123个(49.60%)。病理学检查结果显示,248个小息肉样病变中,良性病灶191个(77.02%),恶性病灶57个(22.98%)。与病理检查相比,观察NICE分型标准下检出病灶灵敏度96.49%、特异度98.43%、准确度97.98%、阳性预测值94.83%、阴性预测值98.95%。结论结直肠小息肉样病变诊断中应用NICE分型法效果理想,可鉴别诊断息肉性质,了解息肉具体特征。
