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Mulqui MV, Caillol F, Ratone JP, Hoibian S, Dahel Y, Meunier É, Archimbaud C, Giovannini M. Detective flow imaging versus contrast-enhanced EUS in solid pancreatic lesions. Endosc Ultrasound 2024; 13:248-252. [PMID: 39318752 PMCID: PMC11419480 DOI: 10.1097/eus.0000000000000076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2024] [Accepted: 05/27/2024] [Indexed: 09/26/2024] Open
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Background and objectives Detective flow imaging EUS (DFI-EUS) is a new technology that detects fine vessels and low-flow velocity without contrast agents, used in real time during EUS, with a better resolution compared to usual technologies such as color Doppler and eFLOW. The aim of this study was to compare DFI-EUS with contrast-enhanced EUS (CE-EUS) for the evaluation of vascularization in solid pancreatic lesions. Methods We included patients who had a pancreatic mass visualized by EUS, with recorded images of their assessment in DFI-EUS and CE-EUS techniques and a histological diagnosis confirmed malignant tumors or a minimum of 1-year follow-up for benign lesions. Results Of the 107 patients included in this retrospective single-center study, the histological diagnosis revealed 69 cases (64.5%) of pancreatic adenocarcinoma, 18 cases (16.8%) of neuroendocrine tumors (NETs), and 10 cases (9.3%) of metastases from nonpancreatic cancers. A smaller proportion (9.4%) exhibited other lesions. As a result, the incidence of intralesional microvascularization was 43.9% with DFI-EUS and 48.6% with CE-EUS, indicating a positive correlation between the 2 techniques (P = 0.0001). Compared to CE-EUS, DFI-EUS exhibited sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), and negative predictive value (NPV) of 88.5%, 98.2%, 97.9%, and 90%, respectively, for the detection of intralesional vessels. Conclusions The novel technique DFI-EUS demonstrates a remarkable correlation with CE-EUS, exhibiting high sensitivity and specificity for the assessment of microvascularization in solid pancreatic lesions. This method eliminates the need for a contrast agent, thus carrying no risk of adverse effects.
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Miwa H, Sugimori K, Yonei S, Yoshimura H, Endo K, Oishi R, Funaoka A, Tsuchiya H, Kaneko T, Numata K, Maeda S. Differential Diagnosis of Solid Pancreatic Lesions Using Detective Flow Imaging Endoscopic Ultrasonography. Diagnostics (Basel) 2024; 14:882. [PMID: 38732296 PMCID: PMC11082975 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics14090882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2024] [Revised: 04/18/2024] [Accepted: 04/22/2024] [Indexed: 05/13/2024] Open
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The differential diagnosis of solid pancreatic lesions (SPLs) using B-mode endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) is challenging. Detective flow imaging (DFI) offers the potential for detecting low-flow vessels in the pancreas, thus enhancing diagnostic accuracy. This retrospective study aimed to investigate DFI-EUS findings of SPLs and analyze their differential diagnostic accuracy for pancreatic cancer. We included 104 patients with pathologically confirmed SPLs who underwent EUS between April 2021 and June 2023. Expert endosonographers, blinded to the patients' clinical data, evaluated images obtained through B-mode, eFLOW, and DFI-EUS. The frame rate and vessel detection sensitivity were compared between eFLOW and DFI, and the diagnostic criteria for pancreatic cancer were established. The visualization rate for vessels in SPLs was significantly higher with DFI-EUS (96%) compared to eFLOW (27%). Additionally, DFI showed a superior frame rate, sensitivity (99%), and accuracy (88%) for detecting pancreatic cancer, although with a modest specificity (43%). On DFI-EUS, characteristics such as hypovascularity, peritumoral vessel distribution, or spotty vessel form were suggestive of pancreatic cancer. DFI-EUS significantly improved the visualization of vascular structures within the SPLs, highlighting its efficacy as a diagnostic modality for pancreatic cancer.
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- Haruo Miwa
- Gastroenterological Center, Yokohama City University Medical Center, Yokohama 232-0024, Japan (K.N.)
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- Gastroenterological Center, Yokohama City University Medical Center, Yokohama 232-0024, Japan (K.N.)
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- Gastroenterological Center, Yokohama City University Medical Center, Yokohama 232-0024, Japan (K.N.)
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- Gastroenterological Center, Yokohama City University Medical Center, Yokohama 232-0024, Japan (K.N.)
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- Gastroenterological Center, Yokohama City University Medical Center, Yokohama 232-0024, Japan (K.N.)
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- Gastroenterological Center, Yokohama City University Medical Center, Yokohama 232-0024, Japan (K.N.)
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- Gastroenterological Center, Yokohama City University Medical Center, Yokohama 232-0024, Japan (K.N.)
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- Gastroenterological Center, Yokohama City University Medical Center, Yokohama 232-0024, Japan (K.N.)
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- Gastroenterological Center, Yokohama City University Medical Center, Yokohama 232-0024, Japan (K.N.)
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- Gastroenterological Center, Yokohama City University Medical Center, Yokohama 232-0024, Japan (K.N.)
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Yokohama City University, Yokohama 236-0004, Japan;
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Inciarte DJ, Ramon D. Diseases of the Pancreas. Fam Med 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-54441-6_175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Tamanini G, Cominardi A, Brighi N, Fusaroli P, Lisotti A. Endoscopic ultrasound assessment and tissue acquisition of mediastinal and abdominal lymph nodes. World J Gastrointest Oncol 2021; 13:1475-1491. [PMID: 34721779 PMCID: PMC8529915 DOI: 10.4251/wjgo.v13.i10.1475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2021] [Revised: 04/16/2021] [Accepted: 07/21/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The differential diagnosis between benign and malignant lymph nodes (LNs) has a fundamental role in the characterization and staging of malignant conditions, as well as in subsequent patients’ management. All imaging modalities (i.e. computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging) rely mainly on size; endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) criteria based on B-mode evaluation and Doppler features fail to adequately characterize with high specificity LNs nature. The introduction of EUS-elastography and contrast-enhanced harmonic EUS are useful techniques to increase the diagnostic yield in identifying metastatic LNs, to identify which suspicious LN should require pathological characterization and, finally, to target tissue acquisition. EUS-guided tissue acquisition (EUS-TA) is increasingly being used for diagnosing lymphadenopathy whenever the characterization modifies patients’ subsequent management and when no superficial LN is accessible. Since target therapy are currently available (i.e. lung cancer, breast cancer), EUS-TA of malignant LNs could be required to identify tumor biology. In this field, both fine needle aspiration and biopsy needles are able to guarantee accurate results with almost perfect specificity and sub-optimal sensitivity. We finally propose a diagnostic algorithm based on most recent, high-level evidence for the diagnostic approach to suspected LNs assessment.
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- Giacomo Tamanini
- Department of Gastroenterology Unit, Hospital of Imola, University of Bologna, Imola 40026, BO, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology Unit, Hospital of Imola, University of Bologna, Imola 40026, BO, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, IRCCS Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori (IRST) "Dino Amadori", Meldola 47014, FC, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology Unit, Hospital of Imola, University of Bologna, Imola 40026, BO, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology Unit, Hospital of Imola, University of Bologna, Imola 40026, BO, Italy
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Inciarte DJ, Ramon D. Diseases of the Pancreas. Fam Med 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-0779-3_175-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Somani P, Sunkara T, Sharma M. Role of endoscopic ultrasound in idiopathic pancreatitis. World J Gastroenterol 2017; 23:6952-6961. [PMID: 29097868 PMCID: PMC5658313 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i38.6952] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2017] [Revised: 09/11/2017] [Accepted: 09/19/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Recurrent acute pancreatitis (RAP) is defined based on the occurrence of two or more episodes of acute pancreatitis. The initial evaluation fails to detect the cause of RAP in 10%-30% of patients, whose condition is classified as idiopathic RAP (IRAP). Idiopathic acute pancreatitis (IAP) is a diagnostic challenge for gastroenterologists. In view of associated morbidity and mortality, it is important to determine the aetiology of pancreatitis to provide early treatment and prevent recurrence. Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) is an investigation of choice for imaging of pancreas and biliary tract. In view of high diagnostic accuracy and safety of EUS, a EUS based management strategy appears to be a reasonable approach for evaluation of patients with a single/recurrent idiopathic pancreatitis. The most common diagnoses by EUS in IAP is biliary tract disease. The present review aims to discuss the role of EUS in the clinical management and diagnosis of patients with IAP. It elaborates the diagnostic approach to IAP in relation to EUS and other different modalities. Controversial issues in IAP like when to perform EUS, whether to perform after first episode or recurrent episodes, comparison among different investigations and the latest evidence significance are detailed.
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- Piyush Somani
- Department of Gastroenterology, Jaswant Rai Speciality Hospital, Meerut 25001, India
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Clinical Affliate of The Mount Sinai Hospital, Brooklyn, NY 11201, United States
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Jaswant Rai Speciality Hospital, Meerut 25001, India
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He XK, Ding Y, Sun LM. Contrast-enhanced endoscopic ultrasound for differential diagnosis of pancreatic cancer: an updated meta-analysis. Oncotarget 2017; 8:66392-66401. [PMID: 29029521 PMCID: PMC5630421 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.18915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2016] [Accepted: 06/18/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Aim We aim to assess the diagnostic value of contrast-enhanced endoscopic ultrasound (CE-EUS) for pancreatic cancer and inflammatory lesions by pooling current evidence. Materials and Methods A systematical search of PubMed, Web of Science and the Cochrane Library was performed from inception to January 2016. Two authors independently screened and extracted detailed data from included studies. A random effect model was adopted to estimate the pooled sensitivity, specificity in order to determine the diagnostic ablitity of CE-EUS. Furthermore, we conducted the meta-regression and subgroup analyses to explore possible heterogeneity. Results Eighteen eligible studies enrolling 1668 patients were finally included in the study. The pooled sensitivity of CE-EUS for distinguishing pancreatic cancers from solid inflammatory masses was 0.93 (95% CI, 0.91–0.94), and the specificity was 0.88 (95% CI, 0.84–0.90). The area under summary receiver operating characteristic curve yielded 0.97. No publication bias was observed by Deeks’ funnel plot in current meta-analysis. Conclusions We provided evidence that CE-EUS is a promising modality for differential diagnosis of pancreatic adenocarcinomas. Further multicenter prospective studies should be carried out to certify its utility.
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- Xing-Kang He
- Department of Gastroenterology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University Medical School, Hangzhou 310016, China.,Institute of Gastroenterology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310016, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University Medical School, Hangzhou 310016, China.,Institute of Gastroenterology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310016, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University Medical School, Hangzhou 310016, China.,Institute of Gastroenterology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310016, China
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Luthra AK, Mishra G. Novel diagnostic and therapeutic modalities using endoscopic ultrasound in pancreatic disease. GASTROINTESTINAL INTERVENTION 2017. [DOI: 10.18528/gii160036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Anjuli Kristin Luthra
- Section on General Internal Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
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Diseases of the Pancreas. Fam Med 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-04414-9_96] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Since its introduction into clinical practice in the 1980s, endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) has been described as a good imaging modality for the diagnosis of pancreatobiliary diseases. However, differential diagnosis of certain lesions based only on B-mode ultrasound images can be challenging. Clinical use of ultrasound contrast agents has expanded the utility of EUS from that of detection to characterization of pancreatobiliary lesions based on the enhancement features of contrast-enhanced EUS (CE-EUS). Current low mechanical index techniques for CE-EUS using second-generation contrast agents have a number of distinct advantages over conventional diagnostic modalities in evaluating pancreatobiliary lesions, including real-time assessment of perfusion pattern, availability, and the absence of exposure to radiation. This article describes the technical aspects of CE-EUS and reviews the expanding indications in pancreatobiliary diseases and further development of this technique.
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- Jun-Ho Choi
- Department of Internal Medicine, Dankook University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Safari MT, Miri MB, Ebadi S, Shahrokh S, Mohammad Alizadeh AH. Comparing the Roles of EUS, ERCP and MRCP in Idiopathic Acute Recurrent Pancreatitis. CLINICAL MEDICINE INSIGHTS. GASTROENTEROLOGY 2016; 9:35-9. [PMID: 27375362 PMCID: PMC4915784 DOI: 10.4137/cgast.s37927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2015] [Revised: 04/21/2016] [Accepted: 04/25/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Acute recurrent pancreatitis (ARP) is defined as more than two attacks of acute pancreatitis with complete or almost complete resolution of symptoms and signs of pancreatitis between episodes. The initial evaluation fails to detect the cause of ARP in 10%–30% of patients, whose condition is classified as idiopathic ARP. Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) has gained increasing attention as a useful imaging modality for the pancreas and the extrahepatic biliary tree. The close proximity of the pancreas to the digestive tract allows EUS to obtain detailed images of this organ. This review aims to record pancreaticobiliary endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) and other imaging modalities in the clinical management of patients with idiopathic ARP.
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- Mohammad Taghi Safari
- Research Center for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Taleghani Hospital, Tehran, Iran
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- Research Center for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Taleghani Hospital, Tehran, Iran
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- Research Center for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Taleghani Hospital, Tehran, Iran
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- Research Center for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Taleghani Hospital, Tehran, Iran
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- Research Center for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Taleghani Hospital, Tehran, Iran
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Tsuji Y, Kusano C, Gotoda T, Itokawa F, Fukuzawa M, Sofuni A, Matsubayashi J, Nagao T, Itoi T, Moriyasu F. Diagnostic potential of endoscopic ultrasonography-elastography for gastric submucosal tumors: A pilot study. Dig Endosc 2016; 28:173-8. [PMID: 26530730 DOI: 10.1111/den.12569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2015] [Revised: 10/29/2015] [Accepted: 11/02/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIM Qualitative diagnosis for gastric submucosal tumors (SMT) is not easy. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) in combination with EUS-elastography (EUS-EG) is reported useful for qualitatively diagnosing pancreatic tissues. We prospectively studied whether EUS-EG could be useful in qualitative diagnosis of gastric SMT. METHODS We prospectively registered 25 consecutive patients with gastric SMT diagnosed by esophagogastroduodenoscopy and carried out qualitative evaluations using EUS-EG (May 2013 to March 2015) followed by histopathological diagnosis using EUS-FNA or endoscopic mucosal cutting biopsy. Elastic scores of gastric SMT were compared to the cytological diagnosis. RESULTS Of 25 patients, 22 had a confirmed cytological diagnosis. Regarding the Giovannini elastic score, of three patients with aberrant pancreas, one was score 1 and two were score 2; of eight patients with leiomyoma, seven were score 2 and one was score 3. Both of two patients with schwannoma were score 4. Of nine patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumor, six were score 4 and three were score 5. Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) is harder than other types of gastric SMT, and our study's findings suggested the usefulness of EUS-EG, which can also assess tumor hardness of gastric SMT. CONCLUSION EUS-EG might be helpful for the differential diagnosis of gastric SMT, especially to differentiate GIST from other SMT.
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- Yuichiro Tsuji
- Departments of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Departments of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Departments of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Departments of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Departments of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Departments of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Departments of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Departments of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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The evaluation of pancreatic lesions, from solid pancreatic masses to pancreatic cysts, remains a clinical challenge. Although cross-sectional imaging remains the cornerstone of the initial evaluation of an indeterminate pancreatic lesion, advances in imaging with the advent of endoscopic ultrasound scan, elastography, contrast-enhanced endoscopic ultrasound scan, and probe-based confocal laser endomicroscopy have allowed us to visualize the pancreas in even higher resolution and diagnose premalignant and malignant lesions of the pancreas with improved accuracy. This report reviews the range of imaging tools currently available to evaluate pancreatic lesions, from solid tumors to pancreatic cysts.
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- Ming-ming Xu
- Division of Digestive and Liver Disease, Columbia University Medical Center, 622 West 168th Street, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Division of Digestive and Liver Disease, Columbia University Medical Center, 622 West 168th Street, New York, NY 10032, USA.
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Meng FS, Zhang ZH, Ji F. Therapeutic role of endoscopic ultrasound in pancreaticobiliary disease: A comprehensive review. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21:12996-3003. [PMID: 26675538 PMCID: PMC4674718 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i46.12996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2015] [Revised: 08/10/2015] [Accepted: 09/28/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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With the development of technology and accessories, the role of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) has evolved from diagnostics to therapeutics. In order to characterise the therapeutic role of EUS, we searched Web of Knowledge database and reviewed articles associated with therapeutic EUS. There are two modalities for the therapeutic purpose: drainage and fine-needle injection. EUS-guided drainage is a promising procedure for the treatment of peripancreatic fluid collection and biliary obstruction; EUS-guided fine-needle injections such as celiac plexus neurolysis, for the purpose of pain relief for pancreatic cancer and chronic pancreatitis, has emerged as a promising procedure. The aim of the study was to perform a comprehensive and conscientious review on the techniques, complications and clinical outcomes of those EUS-based procedures.
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Manta R, Conigliaro R, Mangiafico S, Forti E, Bertani H, Frazzoni M, Galloro G, Mutignani M, Zullo A. A multimodal, one-session endoscopic approach for management of patients with advanced pancreatic cancer. Surg Endosc 2015; 30:1863-8. [PMID: 26194252 DOI: 10.1007/s00464-015-4403-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2015] [Accepted: 07/02/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND A number of patients with inoperable pancreatic cancer may concurrently complain of pain, biliary obstruction, and duodenal stenosis. Endoscopic palliative treatments and opioid therapy are generally performed in these patients. The study aimed to assess the efficacy and safety of a multimodal 'one-Session Three Endoscopic Procedures' (one-STEP) to simultaneously treat cholestasis, restore duodenal transit, and achieve pain relief in selected patients with advanced pancreatic cancer. METHODS Selected patients diagnosed with an advanced pancreatic cancer presenting with biliary obstruction, duodenal stenosis, and severe pain treated with the one-STEP were considered. The one-STEP endoscopic approach included biliary and duodenal stenting, and EUS-guided celiac plexus neurolysis. The technical success rate, complications, pain relief, and opioid use at follow-up were assessed. RESULTS A total of 15 patients were treated. The one-STEP was successful in 13 (87 %) cases, while it failed in two patients due to the impossibility of dilating the neoplastic mass for creating a fistula. No endoscopy-related complications occurred. The median of pain intensity was 8 (range 7-10) at entry and significantly decreased to 2 (range 2-4) 72 h following celiac plexus neurolysis. At follow-up (median survival 4 months; range 3-8), only 3 (20 %) needed of narcotic treatment in the last period. CONCLUSIONS The multimodal one-STEP is an effective and safe endoscopic approach for palliative treatment of biliary and duodenal stenosis, and for relieving chronic pain in patients with advanced pancreatic cancer.
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- Raffaele Manta
- Interventional Digestive Endoscopy, "Niguarda Ca' Granda" Hospital, Milan, Italy.,Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, "Nuovo Civile Sant'Agostino - Estense" Hospital, Baggiovara, Modena, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, "Nuovo Civile Sant'Agostino - Estense" Hospital, Baggiovara, Modena, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, "Nuovo Civile Sant'Agostino - Estense" Hospital, Baggiovara, Modena, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, "Nuovo Civile Sant'Agostino - Estense" Hospital, Baggiovara, Modena, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, "Nuovo Civile Sant'Agostino - Estense" Hospital, Baggiovara, Modena, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, "Nuovo Civile Sant'Agostino - Estense" Hospital, Baggiovara, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Surgical Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy, "Nuovo Regina Margherita" Hospital, Rome, Italy.
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D'Haese JG, Hartwig W, Angele M, Werner J. [Cystic tumors of the pancreas: diagnosis and therapy]. MMW Fortschr Med 2015; 157:60-64. [PMID: 26015016 DOI: 10.1007/s15006-015-2827-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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- Jan G D'Haese
- Klinik für Allgemeine, Viszeral-, Transplantations-, Gefäß- und Thoraxchirurgie am Klinikum, Universität München, Standort Großhadern Marchioninistr. 15, D-81377, München, Deutschland,
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Diseases of the Pancreas. Fam Med 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-0779-3_96-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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