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T Ponchon

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PubMed2003

Long-term follow-up of patients with endoscopic treatment of sporadic adenomas of the papilla of vater.

BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS: Knowledge about the long-term outcome of patients after endoscopic treatment of ampullary adenomas remains poor, although surgical series have suggested that the initial endoscopic evaluation of these diseases might overlook cancer foci developed in adenomas. The aim of this study was to evaluate retrospectively the long-term outcome in patients with ampullary adenomas treated endoscopically, with a focus on the possible development of cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS: The study included 24 patients (median age 59 years, range 34 - 84) with macroscopically benign adenomas of the papilla of Vater treated using mainly laser photodestruction between 1983 and 1996. Medical, endoscopic, surgical, and histological reports were reviewed. Patients and general practitioners were contacted to determine patient outcome when endoscopic follow-up had been discontinued. RESULTS: Endoscopic remission (macroscopic and histological) was achieved in 16 patients (66.6 %) with one recurrence (6.2 %) during a mean endoscopic follow-up of 66 months (4-168 months). Endoscopic treatment was discontinued in five (20.8 %) patients (with minimal residual adenoma and advanced age and/or severe unrelated disease), and failed in three patients (12.5 %) (failure of Nd:YAG laser in one case, severe pancreatitis and pancreatic duct ingrowth in one case each). After a mean clinical follow-up of 81 months (8-172 months), two patients (8.3 %) had undergone pancreaticoduodenectomy; eight (33.3 %) had died from unrelated diseases; and 14 (58.3 %) were alive and asymptomatic without any evidence of ampullary cancer. CONCLUSIONS: Long-term follow-up revealed no case of advanced ampullary cancer and suggested that endoscopic treatment was satisfactory for the large majority of patients with ampullary adenomas.

Adenocarcinoma↗
PubMed2003

Do normal findings at biliary endoscopic ultrasonography obviate the need for endoscopic retrograde cholangiography in patients with suspicion of common bile duct stone? A prospective follow-up study of 238 patients.

BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS: Biliary endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) and endoscopic retrograde cholangiography (ERC) are equally accurate for the diagnosis of common bile duct (CBD) stone. The aim of this prospective 1-year follow-up study was to determine whether normal findings at initial EUS obviated the need for ERC. PATIENTS AND METHODS: During a 17-month period, all patients referred for biliary EUS because of suspicion of CBD stone, in whom EUS findings were normal were included in the study. Early (1-month) and late (1-year) follow-up details were obtained by mail or telephone. The clinical course and need for ERC were recorded. RESULTS: 238 patients were enrolled. During follow-up, 59 (25 %) patients underwent cholecystectomy, with (n=31) or without (n=28) cholangiography, and 30 patients underwent ERC (13 %). CBD stone was found in 14 (6 %) patients. Of these 30 patients, ERC was done in 15 cases in the first week after EUS, because of persistent suspicion of a CBD stone which was found in 10 patients. The 15 late ERC procedures (carried out more than 1 week after EUS) revealed only one CBD stone. The negative predictive value of EUS for the diagnosis of CBD stones was 95.4 %. CONCLUSIONS: Patients with suspicion of CBD stones but normal EUS findings have a low risk of needing ERC in a 1-year period.

Adult↗
PubMed2003

Diagnosis and treatment of biliary obstruction caused by portal cavernoma.

While hemorrhagic complications of portal cavernoma are frequent, compression of the bile ducts by portal cavernoma is uncommon and treatment is still a matter for debate. We report here six new cases in order to describe: (a) the clinical, biological, and morphological features of this condition, and (b) the long-term results of a combined endoscopic and surgical treatment. The median age of patients at the time of diagnosis was 36.5 years. The circumstances of diagnosis were acute cholangitis (n=3), asymptomatic biological cholestasis (n=1), pruritus, jaundice and asthenia (n=1) and jaundice alone (n=1). Portal cavernoma and bile duct dilatation were confirmed by abdominal ultrasonography with pulsed color doppler and endoscopic retrograde cholangiography (ERC). Gallstones were found in four patients. Following stenting of the bile duct, there was a good outcome in two patients. In four patients, after failure of prolonged endoscopic treatment, second-line surgical portal-systemic shunting allowed removal of the biliary stent, and no recurrence of disease. In conclusion, biliary involvement in portal cavernoma is now a well-recognized entity, and our results suggest that combined endoscopic and surgical treatment could be required.

Adult↗
PubMed2003

Diagnostic value of endoscopic capsule in patients with obscure digestive bleeding: blinded comparison with video push-enteroscopy.

BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS: This study was designed to prospectively compare the diagnostic yield of the M2A endoscopic capsule with that of video push-enteroscopy in exploring the small intestine in patients with obscure digestive bleeding. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Patients with either occult or overt obscure digestive bleeding and a negative endoscopic work-up underwent a double intestinal investigation, with video push-enteroscopy and a wireless capsule, performed blindly by separate examiners. The diagnostic yield for each technique was defined as the frequency of detection of clinically relevant intestinal lesions, i. e. those having the potential for bleeding. RESULTS: 60 patients (27 men, 33 women; age 58 +/- 18 years; hemoglobin 9.4 +/- 2.5 g/dl) were included, 32 with occult and 28 with overt bleeding. Results were analyzed for 58 patients, who completed both examinations. Lesions were detected in 43 patients: with both techniques in 19, only by capsule in 21, and, conversely, only by push-enteroscopy in 3 ( P = 0.04). Final diagnoses were as follows: a P2 lesion with high bleeding potential in 28 patients (19 angiomata, 6 ulcerations, 2 tumors, 1 case of intestinal varices); a P1 lesion with intermediate bleeding potential in 15 patients (2 patients with mucosal erosions, 13 patients with mucosal red spots); and there were normal findings from 15 procedures. No procedure induced any complication. CONCLUSION: The use of the wireless endoscopy capsule detects significantly more clinically relevant intestinal lesions than video push-enteroscopy in patients with obscure digestive bleeding, raising the diagnostic yield to 67.2 %. Its influence on the clinical outcome for patients needs further investigation.

Adult↗
PubMed2002

Diagnostic ERCP.

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Biliary Tract Diseases↗
PubMed2001

Endoscopic mucosal resection.

Endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR), or mucosectomy technique, developed by Japanese endoscopists consists of resecting flat and polypoid neoplasms of the mucosa by longitudinal section through the submucosa. This technique is relatively simple and carries a low morbidity. It represents an important advance for endoscopists in both technical and cancer areas. Compared with the endoscopic methods of tumor destruction (laser, plasma coagulation), EMR presents the advantage of obtaining a complete specimen for histologic analysis.

Carcinoma, Squamous Cell↗
PubMed2001

(13)CO(2) breath tests: comparison of isotope ratio mass spectrometry and non-dispersive infrared spectrometry results.

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Isotope ratio mass spectrometry is the standard analytical method for (13)CO(2) breath tests. The goal of this study was to compare the results of (13)CO(2) breath tests obtained by non dispersive infrared spectrometry, a new, simpler and cheaper method, with those obtained by the gold standard method. METHODS: Three hundred and eight patients were included: 150 underwent a urea breath test for Helicobacter pylori diagnosis, 140 an aminopyrine breath test to measure liver function, and 18 an octanoic acid breath test for gastric emptying evaluation. A total of 750 breath samples were obtained in duplicate for isotope ratio mass and infrared spectrometry analyses. Breath test results were compared using Bland-Altman plots. RESULTS: The agreement between the two methods was excellent for urea breath tests (kappa coefficient=0.96), with only 3 discordant results. Although (13)C isotopic enrichment in breath was significantly lower with infrared spectrometry (P<0.0001), the agreement for the results of aminopyrine and octanoic acid breath tests was excellent. The clinical significance of these tests was similar for both methods. CONCLUSIONS: Infrared spectrometry results are comparable to isotope ratio mass spectrometry. Because this analytical method is simpler and less expensive, it could be used for clinical applications of (13)CO(2) breath tests.

Adolescent↗