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Kuraishi Y, Hara K, Haba S, Kuwahara T, Okuno N, Yanaidani T, Ishikawa S, Yasuda T, Yamada M, Fukui T, Mizuno N. Diagnostic performance and safety of endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration/biopsy for gallbladder lesions. Dig Endosc 2024; 36:206-214. [PMID: 37186389 DOI: 10.1111/den.14576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2023] [Accepted: 04/25/2023] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration and fine-needle biopsy (EUS-FNA/FNB) is not fully established as a pathological sampling tool for gallbladder lesions due to limited evidence. We therefore aimed to clarify the effectiveness and safety of this procedure in a large-population cohort. METHODS This study retrospectively evaluated the diagnostic yield of EUS-FNA/FNB for accurately differentiating between benign and malignant gallbladder lesions. Puncture targets included the gallbladder mass, lymph node, and liver mass. Adverse events and factors associated with diagnostic accuracy were analyzed as well. RESULTS In 187 patients with gallbladder lesions undergoing EUS-FNA/FNB, 18 benign lesions and 169 malignant lesions were identified. Overall sampling adequacy was 98% (184/187). The diagnostic accuracy of EUS-FNA/FNB was 97% (182/187), sensitivity was 97% (164/169), and specificity was 100% (18/18). A single postprocedural complication (minor bleeding) was recorded in one patient. In the 169 cases of malignancy, 203 sites were punctured for pathological sampling of the primary mass (n = 94), lymph node (n = 79), and metastatic liver mass (n = 30). No significant difference was found for diagnostic accuracy among the puncture sites (P = 0.70). In cases having specimens obtained from the primary mass, the accuracy of those targeting liver invasion sites was significantly higher than that of other sites (98% vs. 83%, P < 0.01). CONCLUSION EUS-FNA/FNB demonstrated clinical usefulness and safety for the pathological diagnosis of gallbladder lesions, with high diagnostic yield and a low incidence of adverse events. Targeting the site of liver infiltration may improve the diagnostic rate of EUS-FNA/FNB in the primary mass.
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- Yasuhiro Kuraishi
- Department of Gastroenterology, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Aichi, Japan
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Kawahara S, Tomoda T, Kato H, Ueki T, Akimoto Y, Harada R, Toji T, Okada H. Accuracy of Endoscopic Transpapillary Gallbladder Drainage with Liquid-Based Cytology for Gallbladder Disease. Digestion 2022; 103:116-125. [PMID: 34736261 DOI: 10.1159/000519250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2021] [Accepted: 08/26/2021] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Gallbladder carcinoma is often difficult to distinguish from benign gallbladder diseases. While the diagnostic accuracy of endoscopic transpapillary gallbladder drainage (ETGD) has been reported, these results were obtained retrospectively. This prospective study aimed to evaluate the cytological diagnostic accuracy of ETGD in patients with gallbladder disease. METHODS This single-arm prospective clinical trial included a total of 35 patients scheduled to undergo ETGD between March 2017 and September 2019. A 5F pigtail nasobiliary drainage tube was inserted into the gallbladder, and bile was collected over 5 times; if ETGD failed, a drainage tube was placed into the bile duct. The endpoints were, first, the cytological diagnostic accuracy of ETGD and, second, technical success rates and adverse events. RESULTS Of the 35 patients, 19 were finally diagnosed with gallbladder cancer. The success rate of ETGD tube insertion was 85.7%, and the morphological pattern of the cystic duct with the angle down and located on the right side had a significantly lower success rate for ETGD than that of other cystic duct patterns (odds ratio, 13.5; 95% confidence interval, 1.7-143.7; p = 0.02). Cytological samples were collected 5 times on median. The sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy in all patients were 78.9%, 100%, and 88.6%, respectively, while those in 30 patients with successful ETGD were 87.5%, 100%, and 93.3%, respectively. Adverse events occurred in 3 patients: mild pancreatitis in 1 patient and obstructive jaundice in 2 patients; all complications were resolved with conservative therapy. DISCUSSION/CONCLUSIONS Cytology using an ETGD tube is useful in differentiating benign and malignant gallbladder diseases (Clinical Trial Registry No. UMIN000026929).
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- Soichiro Kawahara
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan,
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Fukuyama City Hospital, Fukuyama, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Iwakuni Clinical Center, Iwakuni, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Japanese Red Cross Okayama Hospital, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Okayama University Hospital, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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Miyabe K, Notohara K, Asano G, Kato A, Jinno N, Natsume M, Hori Y, Yoshida M, Naitoh I, Tsuboi K, Matsuo Y, Ohara H, Hayashi K, Kataoka H. Early Detection of High-grade Biliary Intraepithelial Neoplasia (BilIN-3) in the Cystic Duct Visualized by SpyGlass DS Cholangioscopy. Intern Med 2021; 60:47-52. [PMID: 32893228 PMCID: PMC7835472 DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.5072-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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An 84-year-old man was admitted with epigastralgia. Computed tomography showed contrast-enhanced wall thickness in the cystic duct. An endoscopic examination revealed short irregular stricture in the cystic duct, and per-oral cholangioscopy revealed a reddish papillary tumor at the stricture site. Surgical resection revealed high-grade biliary intraepithelial neoplasia (BilIN) at the stricture site of the cystic duct. To our knowledge, this is the first case of a solitary high-grade BilIN epithelium in the cystic duct detected by per-oral cholangioscopy.
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- Katsuyuki Miyabe
- Department of Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Japan
- Department of Gastroenterology, Japanese Red Cross Nagoya Daini Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Anatomic Pathology, Kurashiki Central Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Japan
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- Department of Community-based Medical Education, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Japan
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Surgical management of biliary malignancy. Curr Probl Surg 2020; 58:100854. [PMID: 33531120 DOI: 10.1016/j.cpsurg.2020.100854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2020] [Accepted: 06/12/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Vascular evaluation using transabdominal ultrasound for gallbladder polyps. J Med Ultrason (2001) 2020; 48:159-173. [DOI: 10.1007/s10396-020-01008-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2019] [Accepted: 01/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Miwa H, Numata K, Sugimori K, Sanga K, Hirotani A, Tezuka S, Goda Y, Irie K, Ishii T, Kaneko T, Tanaka K, Maeda S. Differential diagnosis of gallbladder polypoid lesions using contrast-enhanced ultrasound. Abdom Radiol (NY) 2019; 44:1367-1378. [PMID: 30478647 DOI: 10.1007/s00261-018-1833-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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PURPOSE The purpose of the study is to evaluate the utility of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) for the differential diagnosis of gallbladder polypoid lesions (GPLs). METHODS Thirty-six patients with GPLs (17 with gallbladder cancer, 19 with benign polyps) who underwent CEUS were enrolled in the study. The mean age of patients was 65.7 ± 12.6 years. Perflubutane-based contrast agent and high-mechanical index mode, which can eliminate the background B-mode and provide precise visualization of tumor vessels, were used for CEUS, and two blinded readers evaluated the images, retrospectively. RESULTS Patient age and size of malignant GPLs (72.4 ± 9.4 years and 23.4 ± 7.5 mm) were significantly greater than those for benign lesions (59.6 ± 12.3 years and 12.4 ± 2.9 mm) (P < 0.01, respectively), and the receiver operating characteristic analysis showed the cut-off value as over 65 years and 16 mm. Univariate analysis showed that heterogeneity in B-mode (80% [12/15]), sessile shape (76% [13/17]), dilated vessel (71% [12/17]), irregular vessel (82% [14/17]), and heterogeneous enhancement (59% [10/17]) on CEUS were significantly correlated with malignant GPLs (P < 0.01, respectively). On CEUS, the diagnostic criterion for malignant GPLs was defined as having one or more of the above four features because of the highest accuracy. Sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy for malignant GBLs were 88%, 68%, and 78% for patient age; 76%, 89%, and 83% for size of GPLs; 80%, 68%, and 74% for B-mode; and 94%, 89%, and 92% for CEUS, respectively. CONCLUSIONS CEUS is useful for the differential diagnosis of malignant and benign GPLs.
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Kamata K, Kitano M. Endoscopic diagnosis of cystic lesions of the pancreas. Dig Endosc 2019; 31:5-15. [PMID: 30085364 DOI: 10.1111/den.13257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2018] [Accepted: 08/02/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Endoscopic methods are increasingly used in the diagnosis of cystic lesions of the pancreas. The two major endoscopic approaches are endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) and transpapillary diagnosis. EUS-guided fine-needle aspiration cytology and EUS-guided fine needle-based confocal laser endomicroscopy have been used in the differential diagnosis of mucinous and non-mucinous pancreatic cysts. EUS is the most sensitive modality for detecting mural nodules (MN) in intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMN). Contrast-enhanced harmonic EUS (CH-EUS), as an add-on to EUS, is useful for identifying and characterizing MN. Recent studies show that CH-EUS has a sensitivity of 60-100% and a specificity of 75-92.9% for diagnosing malignant cysts. Intraductal ultrasonography and peroral pancreatoscopy are especially useful for detecting MN and IPMN. A recent meta-analysis showed that cytological assessment of pancreatic juice using a transpapillary approach had a pooled sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of 35.1%, 97.2%, and 92.9%, respectively, for diagnosing malignant IPMN. Further studies are warranted to determine the indications for each of these novel techniques in assessing cystic lesions of the pancreas.
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- Ken Kamata
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Faculty of Medicine, Kindai University, Osaka, Japan
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- Second Department of Internal Medicine, Wakayama Medical University School of Medicine, Wakayama, Japan
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Naito Y, Kawahara A, Okabe Y, Ishida Y, Sadashima E, Murata K, Takase Y, Abe H, Yamaguchi T, Tanigawa M, Mihara Y, Kondo R, Kusano H, Nakayama M, Shimamatsu K, Yano H, Akiba J. SurePath ® LBC improves the diagnostic accuracy of intrahepatic and hilar cholangiocarcinoma. Cytopathology 2018; 29:349-354. [PMID: 29723910 DOI: 10.1111/cyt.12565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/03/2018] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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INTRODUCTION The current study aimed to compare cytology using SurePath® (SP)-LBC and biliary tissue histology (BTH) for the diagnosis of biliary disease. METHODS Between January 2014 and December 2016, 57 patients underwent endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography for the diagnosis of biliary disease. Biliary cytological samples were processed using SP-LBC and subsequently BTH was performed. A final diagnosis was confirmed by surgery (23 malignant cases) and clinical follow-up (34 benign and malignant cases): 18 extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma; 17 intrahepatic/hilar cholangiocarcinoma (intra/H-CC); eight other malignant disease; and 14 benign biliary disease. The diagnoses made using SP-LBC and BTH were classified into four categories: (1) benign; (2) indeterminate; (3) suspicious for malignancy/malignant; and (4) inadequate. In addition, diagnostic accuracy was compared between SP-LBC and BTH. RESULTS Although 23% (13/57) of BTH samples were classified as inadequate, all SP-LBC cases were classified as adequate. Among 43 malignant cases, 11 normal, four indeterminate and 28 suspicious for malignancy/malignant were found using SP-LBC (26%, 9% and 65%, respectively), in contrast to 10 inadequate, nine normal, 10 indeterminate and 14 suspicious for malignancy/malignant observed using BTH (23%, 21%, 23%, and 33%, respectively). The identification of malignant cells was strikingly different between SP-LBC and BTH. Furthermore, limited to intra/H-CC, accuracy was significantly higher using SP-LBC than using BTH (P < .001). CONCLUSIONS SP-LBC of the biliary tract is a useful and reliable method for diagnosing biliary malignant disease and has an advantage over BTH for detecting malignant cells and accurately diagnosing intra/H-CC.
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- Y Naito
- Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Kurume University Hospital, Kurume, Japan.,Department of Pathology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Kurume University Hospital, Kurume, Japan
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan
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- Shin-Koga Hospital, Medical Corporation Tenjinkai, Kurume, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Kurume University Hospital, Kurume, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Kurume University Hospital, Kurume, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Kurume University Hospital, Kurume, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Kurume University Hospital, Kurume, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Omuta City Hospital, Omuta, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Kurume University Hospital, Kurume, Japan
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Indication and Usefulness of Bile Juice Cytology for Diagnosis of Gallbladder Cancer. Gastroenterol Res Pract 2018; 2018:5410349. [PMID: 29849591 PMCID: PMC5932440 DOI: 10.1155/2018/5410349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2017] [Revised: 02/06/2018] [Accepted: 03/11/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Aim We examined the effectiveness of bile juice cytology for distinguishing between benign and malignant gallbladder lesions of the protruding type with various sampling points, sampling methods, and macroscopic forms in order to discuss the effectiveness of the endoscopic transpapillary gallbladder drainage (ETGD) cytology. Methods We studied 162 cases of patients with a lesion localized within the gallbladder. At first, we examined the effectiveness for diagnosis of ETBD cytology using ERC and then that of the first ETGD cytology after placing the ETGD. Next, we examined the diagnostic effectiveness of the washed ETGD cytology by using the ETGD. Finally, we examined complications. Results In the final diagnoses, we identified 33 cases of adenocarcinoma, 10 cases of adenoma, 63 cases of ADM, 35 cases of nonneoplastic polyp, and 21 cases of chronic cholecystitis. It was found that the sensitivity of ETBD cytology was 3.6% and that of ETGD cytology was 59.1%. In the comparison of diagnostic effectiveness of cytologic diagnosis using samples of bile juice from the gallbladder collected by different methods, the sensitivities were 38.9% and 73.3% for the first and washed ETGD cytologies, respectively. In the comparison of the diagnostic effectiveness of gallbladder bile juice cytology using samples collected for different forms of lesion and by different methods, the sensitivities were 38.9% and 73.3%, respectively, for the first and washed ETGD cytologies for flat gallbladder wall thickening, while it was impossible to diagnose for lesions of GB polyp. Conclusion For diagnosis of gallbladder cancer, we consider that the ETGD cytology should be taken into consideration for lesions of flat gallbladder wall thickening, for which it is difficult to distinguish between benign and malignant lesions.
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Can endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration offer clinical benefit for thick-walled gallbladders? Dig Dis Sci 2014; 59:1917-24. [PMID: 24615550 DOI: 10.1007/s10620-014-3100-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2013] [Accepted: 02/26/2014] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND No previous studies have compared cytology obtained under endoscopic transpapillary gallbladder drainage (ETGD) and EUS-guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) for thick-walled gallbladders. AIM The present study investigated the diagnostic yield of bile cytology under ETGD and EUS-FNA for gallbladder tumors. METHODS A total of 69 patients were diagnosed as having gallbladder wall thickening. Among these patients, 28 patients were diagnosed by clinical follow-up, solely by imaging such as computed tomography or by histological examination of surgical specimens. The remaining 41 patients underwent ETGD and/or EUS-FNA. In these 41 patients, the clinical data collected included gender, age, diameter of gallbladder wall, site of gallbladder wall thickening, final diagnosis, adverse events, and diagnostic yield of ETGD and EUS-FNA. RESULTS Cyto-histological diagnosis with EUS-FNA was higher than that with ETGD, with a sensitivity of 100 versus 71%, specificity of 100 versus 94%, and accuracy of 100 versus 88%, respectively, in the two groups. In addition, the sampling adequacy of EUS-FNA was 100%. Adverse events were seen in five patients in the ETGD group (mild pancreatitis), although no adverse events were seen in the EUS-FNA group (P = 0.08). CONCLUSION Our results suggest that EUS-FNA can be safely performed for the diagnosis of gallbladder lesions. Further, this procedure may be the diagnostic method of choice over cytology of bile juice obtained via ETGD to obtain histological evidence of gallbladder cancer.
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Yamaguchi T, Kawahara A, Hattori S, Taira T, Abe H, Sanada S, Akiba J, Nishio S, Ushijima K, Kamura T, Kage M. Cytological nuclear atypia classification can predict prognosis in patients with endometrial cancer. Cytopathology 2014; 26:157-66. [DOI: 10.1111/cyt.12149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/17/2014] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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- T. Yamaguchi
- Department of Diagnostic Pathology; Kurume University Hospital; Kurume Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Pathology; Kurume University Hospital; Kurume Japan
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- Biostatistics Center; Kurume University; Kurume Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Pathology; Kurume University Hospital; Kurume Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Pathology; Kurume University Hospital; Kurume Japan
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- Department of Pathology; Kurume University School of Medicine; Kurume Japan
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- Department of Pathology; Kurume University School of Medicine; Kurume Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology; Kurume University School of Medicine; Kurume Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology; Kurume University School of Medicine; Kurume Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology; Kurume University School of Medicine; Kurume Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Pathology; Kurume University Hospital; Kurume Japan
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Taira T, Kawahara A, Yamaguchi T, Abe H, Ishida Y, Okabe Y, Naito Y, Yano H, Kage M. Morphometric image analysis of pancreatic disease by ThinPrep liquid-based cytology. Diagn Cytopathol 2011; 40:970-5. [DOI: 10.1002/dc.21704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2010] [Accepted: 02/25/2011] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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