结直肠肿瘤样病变内镜活检与黏膜切除术后病理诊断比较

背景：结直肠肿瘤样病变内镜黏膜切除术（EMR）后病理诊断与术前内镜活检病理诊断的差异未明。目的：评估放大色素内镜指导下EMR获得的结直肠肿瘤样病变标本的诊断价值。方法：连续收集接受EMR治疗的直径≤2cm的无蒂型或平坦、凹陷型结直肠肿瘤样病变纳入研究,分析EMR病理诊断与术前活检病理诊断的差异。结果：共纳入EMR切除病灶90个,无蒂型25个,平坦、凹陷型65个,后者为高度异型增生（HGD）或腺癌的可能性略高于前者（41．5％对20．0％,P〉0．05）。术前活检病理诊断的总体准确性为68．9％,28个（31．1％）病灶的诊断于术后发生改变．其中4个增生性病变术后均诊断为低度异型增生（LGD）,14个LGD诊断为HGD,5个LGD诊断为腺癌,5个HGD诊断为腺癌。病灶形态学表现及其浸润深度与病理诊断结果的改变无关。结论：放大色素内镜指导下的EMR病理诊断纠正了本组近1／3结直肠肿瘤样病变的术前活检病理诊断,具有完善诊断和治疗的双重作用。     

Flat and depressed colorectal tumours in a southern Swedish population: a prospective chromoendoscopic and histopathological study

BACKGROUND: Flat and depressed colorectal tumours are common in Japan but are very rare or non-existent in Western countries. AIMS: To study the occurrence of flat colorectal tumours in a southern Swedish population. METHODS: In this prospective study, 371 consecutive European patients were examined by high resolution video colonoscopy combined with chromoendoscopy. The nature of the lesions was determined by histopathological examination. RESULTS: A total of 973 tumours were found; 907 (93.2%) were protruding and 66 (6.8%) were flat or depressed. Of the flat/depressed tumours, five (7.7%) were early adenocarcinomas infiltrating the submucosa. Eleven carcinomas (1.2%) were found among protruding tumours. High grade dysplasia was observed in 18% (n=11) of flat/depressed adenomas in contrast with 7.3% (n=65) of protruding adenomas, and occurred in smaller flat/depressed tumours compared with protruding ones (mean diameter 8 mm v 23 mm, respectively). Furthermore, high grade dysplasia was significantly more common in flat elevated tumours with central depression or in depressed adenomas (35.7%; 5/14) than in flat elevated adenomas (12.8%; 6/47). CONCLUSION: Flat and depressed tumours exist in a Western population. Future studies should address whether or not chromoendoscopy with video colonoscopy is necessary in the search for flat colorectal neoplasms.     

Improved detection of colorectal neoplasms with selective use of chromoendoscopy in 2005 consecutive patients

Background Colorectal cancer mortality is decreased by endoscopic polypectomy, but conventional colonoscopy may be inadequate for detecting subtle colonic lesions. Methods We selectively performed chromoendoscopy in all patients undergoing colonoscopy between January 1999 and December 2005 at the International Health Union of Rome. Patients with a history of colorectal polyps, inflammatory bowel disease, colorectal surgery or coagulopathy and those with poor bowel preparation were excluded from this analysis. Whenever colonoscopy revealed suspicious mucosal areas, dye-spraying with 0.2% indigo carmine solution was also performed. Findings from conventional and dyespraying views were classified morphologically, and specimens were analyzed histologically. Non-adenomatous lesions were classified as negative findings. Results A total of 2005 patients underwent conventional colonoscopy and in 305 cases (15%) chromoendoscopy was also performed. Conventional colonoscopy identified 508 neoplasms in 381 patients (19%). Selective chromoendoscopy found an additional 244 neoplasms in 212 patients (11%). Thus, chromoendoscopy was positive in 212 (70%) of 305 patients in whom the examination was performed. Overall, 56 large, ulcerated, advanced cancers and 696 non-advanced neoplasms were found. Of the 696 nonadvanced neoplasms, 448 (65%) were polypoid and 248 (35%) were non-polypoid. All but 4 non-polypoid lesions were only detected with chromoendoscopy. Of the 248 non-polypoid lesions, 12 (5%) were depressed and 236 (95%) were flat. Advanced histology was present in 39 non-polypoid lesions (15%) and was more common in depressed lesions than in flat ones (58% vs. 13%; p<0.001). Conclusions Our study confirms the existence of flat and depressed neoplasms in an Italian population. The vast majority of non-polypoid lesions were only detected by chromoendoscopy, and many lesions with advanced histology were missed by conventional colonoscopy. We therefore recommend selectively performing chromoendoscopy when conventional colonoscopy provides clues for non-polypoid lesions. Therefore, endoscopists should be trained in the detection of these subtle mucosal clues, as well as in the use of chromoendoscopy to enhance their detection. An erratum to this article is available at .     

染色放大内镜下大肠黏膜表面微细结构改变及其临床病理意义

目的通过染色放大内镜观察不同大肠黏膜病变的Pitpattern形态,探讨其在早期大肠癌诊断中的应用价值。方法应用染色放大内镜对146例患者的大肠黏膜进行细微结构形态学观察,并与观察部位活检所得的病理组织学改变进行比较分析。结果 146例患者中放大内镜检出息肉172枚,经0.2%的靛胭脂染色放大后又发现0.1～0.5cm大小的息肉84枚,共计息肉样病变256枚。染色放大内镜可明显提高息肉病变的检出率。各种腺管开口分型的病理诊断结果构成差异有显著性,Ⅰ～Ⅴ分型与病变严重程度之间呈明显正相关。染色放大内镜对大肠肿瘤性病变诊断符合率89.5%、敏感性82.2%、特异性92.3%,放大内镜诊断符合率71.5%、敏感性61.8%、特异性77.9%,染色放大内镜对大肠肿瘤性疾病诊断与放大内镜相比差异具有统计学意义（P〈0.01）。结论染色放大内镜对大肠肿瘤的诊断优于放大内镜,能够提高大肠癌的早期诊断率,从而为大肠癌及其癌前病变的内镜下正确处理提供快速而准确的依据。     

Perspectives of chromo and magnifying endoscopy: how, how much, when, and whom should we stain?

The goal of every routine endoscopy in the gut is the early diagnosis of malignant and premalignant changes of the mucosa. Chromo- and magnifying endoscopes are exciting new tools and offer detailed analysis of the colonic mucosal surface and pit pattern architecture. This review summarizes recent advances in endoscopic characterization of colorectal lesions using magnification endoscopy and chromoendoscopy. Surface analysis of the colon using chromoendoscopy allows a prediction between non-neoplastic and neoplastic lesions with high specificity. The precise delineation of the borders and a more detailed macroscopic analysis of the lesions are further advantages. In particular, flat adenomas and early depressed cancers are now more frequently recognized in western countries suggesting that significant lesions were overlooked by conventional endoscopy in the past. Furthermore, chromoendoscopy can be used in a targeted fashion to screen for sporadic adenomas. Finally, in surveillance colonoscopy, patients with long-standing ulcerative colitis have a valuable benefit if targeted biopsies are performed to detect intraepithelial neoplasias after pan-chromoendoscopy with methylene blue. Although there is a long learning curve, chromoendoscopy should thus belong to every endoscopists armamentarium. However, detailed knowledge about the technique, dyes, and specific staining patterns are mandatory before the yield of screening or surveillance colonoscopy can be increased. The new detailed images seen with magnifying chromoendoscopy are unequivocally the beginning of a new era where new optical developments will allow a unique look on cellular structures.     

Chromoendoscopy and its alternatives for colonoscopy: useful in the United States?

American endoscopists have essentially ignored chromoendoscopy (dye spraying) in the colon and overwhelmingly perform white-light colonoscopy only. The published studies suggest that routine use of chromoendoscopy in Western populations will lead to identification of additional flat lesions. However, a number of these studies have design flaws. The authors' interpretation of the existing data is that pancolonic chromoendoscopy to detect flat and depressed lesions is not yet proven as a useful and therefore necessary adjunct to routine colonoscopic examination in non-inflammatory bowel disease patients in the United States. Chromoendoscopy, particularly combined with magnification, is very effective in delineating the pit pattern of polyps and in allowing real-time differentiation of adenomatous from non-adenomatous lesions. There might be a role for chromo endoscopy with high magnification in the delineation of unresected portions of lateral spreading tumors being removed by piecemeal polypectomy and in the evaluation of polypectomy scars during endoscopic follow-up. The authors suggest that US endoscopists begin to familiarize themselves with shape classification, and that they learn a method to determine histology in real time.     

Flat colonic adenomas in Malaysia: Fact or fancy?

BACKGROUND: Some two-thirds of colorectal carcinomas arise from adenomatous polyps, and as such, screening by colonoscopy and polyp removal should significantly reduce colorectal cancer. This has not been the case, as evidenced by recent studies, which revealed that endoscopy failed to prevent up to 50% of all subsequent carcinomas. Flat or depressed adenomas, frequently reported from Japan but rarely elsewhere, might explain the 'missed carcinomas.' Detection of flat adenomas has not been previously reported from Malaysia. METHODS: In the present prospective study, 426 consecutive patients underwent colonoscopic examination between March 1997 and January 2000, for a variety of bowel symptoms. The examinations were performed by an experienced endoscopist using a standard colonoscope and methylene blue dye spraying technique. Macroscopically, flat adenomas were defined using the criteria proposed by Sawada. RESULTS: Twenty-nine adenomas were identified in 12 patients, of which 15 were polypoid and 14 were flat, with no depressed lesions. Eight polypoidal lesions and all the flat adenomas contained mild or moderate areas of epithelial dysplasia. Seven severely dysplastic polyps were identified. One Duke's A polypoidal cancer and two advanced carcinomas were also found. All the severely dysplastic lesions and Duke's A carcinomas were found in polyps greater than 10 mm in mean size. The flat adenomas were all less than 5 mm in size. CONCLUSIONS: A significant proportion of colonic adenomas in Malaysian patients appear as small flat lesions, which could easily be missed during endoscopy. Increased recognition and treatment of flat adenomas among colonoscopists is warranted.     

放大色素内镜在结直肠肿瘤内镜黏膜切除治疗中的应用

目的 评估内镜黏膜切除术(EMR)结合放大色素内镜诊治结直肠肿瘤的有效性和安全性.方法 收集结肠镜检查患者中符合EMR指征的无蒂型或平坦、凹陷型病灶.观察病灶形态学与EMR术后组织学结果 的相关性,评估放大色素内镜判断病灶浸润深度的准确性.结果 81例患者经EMR切除病灶90个(无蒂型25个,平坦、凹陷型65个).组织学显示低级别上皮内瘤变(LGD)58个,高级别上皮内瘤变(HGD)20个,腺癌12个.其中HGD和癌变病灶直径大于LGD病灶[(1.4±0.5)cm和(1.6±0.5)cm比(1.05:0.4)cm],但组间差异无统计学意义(P>0.05).平坦、凹陷型病灶较无蒂型病灶更易出现HGD或癌,但差异亦无统计学意义[41.5%(27/65)比20.0%(5/25),P=0.084].病灶表面有凹陷者出现HGD或癌的比例显著高于无凹陷者[51.0%(25/49)比17.1%(7/41),P<0.01)].放大色素内镜判断病灶浸润深度的准确性为97.8%(88/90).完整的组织学切除占所有病灶的95.6%(86/90).结论 凹陷型和平坦型伴中央凹陷的结直肠病变的恶性倾向高.应用放大色素内镜能准确判断病灶浸润深度,从而使EMR治疗更安全有效.     

Chromoendoscopic colonoscopy for detecting preneoplastic lesions in hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer syndrome.

BACKGROUND & AIMS: In hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) syndrome, flat and small adenomas are particularly prone to malignant transformation but might be missed by standard colonoscopy. We prospectively studied the diagnostic yield of high-resolution colonoscopy coupled with chromoendoscopy for preneoplastic and neoplastic colorectal lesions in patients with HNPCC syndrome. METHODS: Thirty-six consecutive asymptomatic patients (mean age, 42 years) belonging to HNPCC families and receiving genetic counseling were enrolled in this prospective study. Colonoscopy was performed in 2 steps. Conventional colonoscopy was performed first, followed by a second colonoscopy with chromoendoscopy with indigo carmine (.4%) dye sprayed onto the entire proximal colon. RESULTS: Conventional colonoscopy identified 25 lesions (mean size, 4 +/- 3 mm) in 13 patients. Seven lesions, detected in 5 patients, were adenomas, 3 of which were located in the proximal colon. Chromoendoscopy identified additional 45 lesions (mean size, 3 +/- 1 mm) in 20 patients; most of these lesions were flat and hyperplastic. Eleven additional adenomas were detected in the proximal colon of 8 patients, and 8 of these 11 lesions were flat. The use of chromoendoscopy significantly increased the detection rate of adenomas in the proximal colon, from 3 of 33 patients to 10 of 33 patients (P = .045). CONCLUSION: Relative to conventional colonoscopy, high-resolution colonoscopy with chromoendoscopy markedly improves the detection of adenomas in patients with HNPCC syndrome and might help to prevent colorectal carcinoma in these patients with a very high risk of colorectal cancer.     

内镜窄带成像与染色技术诊断大肠肿瘤的对比研究

目的通过窄带成像技术（NBI）和染色放大方法对大肠新生性病变进行观察，比较这两种技术对大肠肿瘤及非肿瘤性病变的鉴别诊断精度差异。方法2006年6月至9月间，共302例年龄在加至80岁之间的患者进行了NBI肠镜检查，其中98例入选。内镜插入至回盲部，退镜时分别采用常规模式、NBI模式观察，发现病变后，分别用NBI模式及染色放大方法进行血管分型及腺管开口分型，然后行病理检查进行评价比较。结果在98例患者发现新生性病变147个，其中常规内镜下发现的病变有90．5％（133／147），采用NBI发现病变有98．6％（145／147），差异有统计学意义（P〈0．01），漏诊的主要为平坦型病变。NBI观察对肿瘤性或非肿瘤的判断符合率为91．8％，染色内镜为82．3％（P〈0.01）。结论NBI技术观察黏膜表面变化，判断肿瘤或非肿瘤病变的符合率比普通内镜和染色内镜高，敏感性强；操作转换简单易行，尤其有利于平坦型病变的发现及诊断。     

Flat adenoma in colon: Two decades of debate

The existence of flat adenomas in the colon is well recognized. Whether they represent a distinct disease with a pathogenetic pathway different from that of the classical adenoma-carcinoma sequence in colorectal tumorigenesis and have higher malignant potential remains a matter of debate. To review the epidemiology, clinical features, detection and management of flat and depressed (non-polypoid) colonic neoplasm, we performed a thorough literature review on studies focusing on the prevalence, histological features, genetics, detection and treatment of flat and depressed (non-polypoid) colonic neoplasm. A high percentage of severe dysplasia in flat colonic adenomas has not been consistently demonstrated. Their malignant potential appears to be size-dependent. Flat adenomas are found to have a lower incidence of major genetic abnormalities involved in the classical adenoma-carcinoma sequence and that has raised suspicions that they may have a different pathogenesis. The depressed type of colorectal carcinoma is uncommon but shows more aggressive behavior. More advanced colonoscopic techniques, such as chromoendoscopy, may enhance the detection of small and inconspicuous colonic neoplastic lesions that lack a protruding configuration. It is essential for endoscopists to appreciate the existence and clinical significance of flat and depressed colonic lesions as an important variant of colonic neoplasms so that the goal of reducing colorectal carcinoma incidence by polypectomy can be better achieved.     

Detection of colorectal adenomas by routine chromoendoscopy with indigocarmine

OBJECTIVES: Nonpolypoid adenomas, which can be important precursors of colorectal cancers, are difficult to find during routine colonoscopy. The aim of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of routine chromoendoscopy in Korea, where the incidence of colorectal cancer is low compared with western countries. METHODS: Colonoscopy with chromoendoscopy was performed in 74 consecutive patients (48 men, 26 women; mean age 53.0 yr). After a careful examination of the whole colon, a defined segment of the sigmoid colon and rectum (0-30 cm from the anal verge) was stained with 20 ml of 0.2% indigocarmine solution with a spraying catheter. Nonpolypoid lesions were classified as flat or depressed types. Biopsies were taken from all lesions detected before or after staining with indigocarmine. RESULTS: Indications for colonoscopy included routine check-up (21 patients), diarrhea or loose stool (14 patients), abdominal pain (12 patients), constipation (7 patients), bleeding (6 patients), and others (14 patients). Before staining, 58 lesions were found in 30 patients (43.2%). Histology showed tubular adenoma in 41 lesions, hyperplastic or inflammatory changes in 14 lesions, adenocarcinoma in 2 lesions, and villous adenoma in 1 lesion. After indigocarmine staining for normal-looking distal 30 cm colorectal mucosa, 176 lesions were found in 46 patients (62.2%). Histologically, 158 lesions were hyperplastic or inflammatory in nature, and 17 lesions (from 11 patients) were tubular adenomas. There was one serrated adenoma. Eighteen adenomas seen only after spraying indigocarmine were 2.6 +/- 0.6 mm in diameter, and all of them were classified as flat adenomas. There was no depressed-type adenoma. No adenoma with high grade dysplasia, villous histology, or cancer was found after staining. Presence of macroscopic adenomatous lesions or carcinoma before staining could not predict the existence of adenoma after staining. CONCLUSIONS: In a large proportion of patients, flat or depressed adenomas could be found after spraying indigocarmine for normal-looking colorectal mucosa in Korea. The clinical significance of these diminutive adenomas that can be found only after spraying contrast agent needs to be further investigated.     

Interval Colorectal Cancers: What and Why

An increasing number of studies now indicate that colonoscopic examination is not perfect in preventing colorectal cancer (CRC), especially of the proximal colon. Several factors can be implicated in the occurrence of interval CRCs—further referred to as postcolonoscopy CRCs-, such as missed, incompletely resected lesions and newly developed cancers. Missed lesions represent by far the dominant cause of postcolonoscopy CRCs, with nonpolypoid (flat or depressed) neoplasms and sessile serrated polyps playing a significant role. Molecular events underlying progression of such lesions may further augment the cancer risk. In this article, we review the literature about postcolonoscopy CRC risk and the most common explanations. We discuss potential implications, paying special attention to improvements required in education and training.     

Endoscopic Treatment of Colorectal Polyps and Early Cancer

To analyze the efficacy and outcome of colonoscopic resection for colorectal neoplastic lesions, we retrospectively reviewed 338 colorectal lesions from 232 patients regarding the clinical profiles, colonoscopic findings, histological findings, complications, and outcome. Morphologically, these lesions were classified into three categories: pedunculated (n = 140), sessile (n = 176); and flat (n = 22). Histological findings of lesions included adenoma (n = 248), carcinoma in situ (n = 17), submucosal carcinoma (n = 2), hyperplastic polyp (n = 57), and inflammatory polyp (n = 14). Neoplastic lesions are generally larger than nonneoplastic lesions (² test, P < 0.05). The incidence of carcinoma was 5.6% of 338 resected lesions. The rate of cancer or high-grade dysplasia in flat polyps was greater than in pedunculated and sessile polyps (13.6 vs 4.54 vs 5.71%; P < 0.05). There were no perforations or deaths after colonoscopic treatment, and only mild bleeding occured in two patients. To date, 19 patients with early colorectal cancer were treated successfully by endoscopy with no recurrence or metastasis. To reduce the incidence and mortality of colorectal cancer, colonoscopic resection is a simple and safe procedure for removing neoplastic lesions. Detailed histological examinations are essential to decide the indications of surgery.     

Role of chromoendoscopy in colon cancer surveillance in inflammatory bowel disease

Inflammation in the intestine is a well-known risk factor for neoplastic changes in the mucosa. In fact, it has been shown that long-standing ulcerative colitis and colonic Crohn's disease have a significantly increased risk for developing colorectal cancer, although the estimates vary widely between studies. Conventional colonoscopy is effective in detecting polypoid changes in the mucosa. However, it is now generally accepted that neoplastic changes in colitis are frequently flat and depressed, which are easily missed by use of routine colonoscopy. The introduction of chromoendoscopy, especially in combination with magnifying endoscopy, has greatly advanced our means to detect and differentiate neoplastic lesions in the colorectum. Accumulating evidence-based data indicate that implementation of chromoendoscopy into colon cancer surveillance protocols for patients with inflammatory bowel disease is effective. However, the introduction of chromoendoscopy into surveillance programs requires meticulous training and further studies to compare the value of chromoendoscopy to newer endoscopic devices and techniques, such as narrow band imaging.     

富士能智能染色内镜在大肠扁平病变诊治中的应用价值

目的探讨富士能智能染色内镜（FICE）技术在大肠扁平病变诊断及指导治疗中的临床价值。方法应用富士能智能染色内镜技术对72例患者的87个大肠扁平病变观察,其中侧向发育型肿瘤（LST）12个,按工藤分型进行腺管开口诊断,并行病理活检,部分病例行全瘤切除送检或外科手术治疗,将FICE内镜诊断结果与病理学诊断结果相比较。结果 FICE内镜技术诊断非肿瘤性病变及肿瘤性病变的病理符合率分别为88.24%、97.22%,总病理符合率为91.95%,12个LST腺管开口Ⅱ型1例,ⅢL型4例,Ⅳ型5例,ⅤA型2例,病理结果均为腺瘤,并伴有不同程度的非典型增生。结论通过FICE放大内镜对大肠扁平病变腺管开口的形态观察可以大致预测病理组织学诊断及病变的浸润深度,指导正确的治疗方法。     

Maximizing detection of adenomas and cancers during colonoscopy

Some patients who undergo colonoscopy that appeared to have cleared the colorectum of neoplasia return within a short interval (1-3 yr) with colorectal cancer. Although several a priori mechanisms could account for this occurrence, wide variation in detection rates of adenomas and cancer at colonoscopy suggests that suboptimal colonoscopic technique is a significant contributor. Optimal technique with white-light colonoscopy involves taking adequate time for inspection during withdrawal (an average of at least 6 min in normal colons), interrogating the proximal sides of folds, flexures, and valves, clearing fluid and debris, and distending adequately. Some adjunctive techniques are directed toward exposing more colonic mucosa during colonoscopy. Wide-angle colonoscopy appears to improve efficiency but does not eliminate miss rates. Colonoscopy in retroflexion was unsuccessful in reducing miss rates in one study, whereas cap-fitted colonoscopy was successful in reducing miss rates in one small study. Techniques to improve detection of flat lesions include pancolonic chromoendoscopy (CE). In two randomized controlled trials, CE improved adenoma detection, but CE does not appear to provide substantially greater yields than those obtained by the more sensitive white-light colonoscopists. Narrow band imaging and autofluorescence are being assessed for improved detection of flat lesions. Adenoma detection rates are an important measure of the quality of colonoscopy and should be reported to endoscopists in quality improvement programs in colonoscopy.     

Chromoendoscopy or white light endoscopy for neoplasia detection in Lynch syndrome,a meta-analysis

BackgroundLynch syndrome carries an increased risk of colorectal neoplasia, hence annual surveillance colonoscopy is recommended. This study aimed to compare the diagnostic yields of image enhancement modalities for colorectal neoplasia in patients with Lynch syndrome.MethodsMeta-analysis of pooled ratios of lesion detection rates (RRs) and odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIS), comparing white light endoscopy (WLE) and chromoendoscopy (ChE).ResultsFour studies comparing WLE to ChE were analyzed. ChE fared better than WLE in overall lesion detection (RR 1.97, 95% CI 1.63–2.38) and detection of adenomas (RR 1.53, 95% CI 1.07–2.17), flat lesions (RR 3.4, 95% CI 2.47–4.67) and proximally-located lesions (RR 2.93, 95% CI 1.91–4.5). The odds of a patient having any lesion found were higher in ChE compared to WLE (OR 2.42, 95% CI 1.56–3.75). The odds of a patient having adenoma(s) found on endoscopy were not significantly higher in chromoendoscopy compared to white light endoscopy (OR 1.81, 95% CI 0.65–5.01).ConclusionUsing standard definition technology, ChE allows detection of more lesions, especially adenomas, flat lesions and proximal lesions in Lynch syndrome patients, compared to WLE. The results show that surveillance colonoscopy of Lynch syndrome patients should be performed using ChE.     

Comparative study of conventional colonoscopy, chromoendoscopy, and narrow-band imaging systems in differential diagnosis of neoplastic and nonneoplastic colonic polyps

AIM: To identify the feasibility of the narrow-band imaging (NBI) method compared with that of conventional colonoscopy and chromoendoscopy for distinguishing neoplastic and nonneoplastic colonic polyps. METHOD: This study enrolled consecutive patients who underwent colonoscopy using a conventional colonoscope between January and February 2006 at Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center, Taiwan. These 78 patients had 110 colorectal polyps. During the procedure, conventional colonoscopy first detected lesions, and then the NBI system was used to examine the capillary networks. Thereafter indigo carmine (0.2%) was sprayed directly on the mucosa surface prior to evaluating the crypts using a conventional colonoscope. The pit patterns were characterized using the classification system proposed by Kudo. Finally, a polypectomy or biopsy was performed for histological diagnosis. RESULTS: Of the 110 colorectal polyps, 65 were adenomas, 40 were hyperplastic polyps, and five were adenocarcinomas. The NBI system and pit patterns for all lesions were analyzed. For differential diagnosis of neoplastic (adenoma and adenocarcinoma) and nonneoplastic (hyperplastic) polyps, the sensitivity of the conventional colonoscope for detecting neoplastic polyps was 82.9%, specificity was 80.0% and diagnostic accuracy was 81.8%, significantly lower than those achieved with the NBI system (sensitivity 95.7%, specificity 87.5%, accuracy 92.7%) and chromoendoscopy (sensitivity 95.7%, specificity 87.5%, accuracy 92.7%). Therefore, no significant difference existed between the NBI system and chromoendoscopy during differential diagnosis of neoplastic and nonneoplastic polyps. CONCLUSION: The NBI system identified morphological details that correlate well with polyp histology by chromoendoscopy.     

共聚焦激光微探头与染色放大内镜对肠道息肉性质判断的比较分析

目的比较共聚焦激光微探头与染色放大内镜结合腺管开口分型对肠道息肉性质判定的诊断价值。方法2009年12月至2010年1月间接受内镜检查发现肠道息肉的16例患者分别进行染色放大内镜检查,根据腺管开口分型判定息肉性质,然后进行共聚焦激光微探头检查,根据共聚焦激光内镜图像判定息肉性质,以病理结果作为金标准对照,比较二者判断肿瘤性病变的敏感性和特异性。结果在16例患者共发现肠道息肉26颗,与病理相比,染色放大内镜对肿瘤性病变判定的敏感性为94．1％,特异性为77．8％,阳性预测值为88．8％,阴性预测值为87．5％,诊断符合率为88．4％;共聚焦激光微探头对肿瘤性病变判定的敏感性为100．0％,特异性为88．8％,阳性预测值为94．4％,阴性预测值为100．0％,诊断符合率为96．1％,二者相比差异无统计学意义。结论共聚焦激光微探头对肠道肿瘤性病变的判定与染色放大内镜相近,在内镜检查时可作为一种新型、可靠的及时判定息肉性质检查方法。