Affiliation:
1. Department of Gastroenterology, Wuhan Fourth Hospital, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China
Abstract
Introduction:
The objective of this study was to investigate the diagnostic value of endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) for tumours around the duodenal ampullary.
Patients and Methods:
A retrospective analysis was performed on cases diagnosed and treated in our hospital from October 2016 to August 2021 due to the lesions around the duodenal ampulla. All patients received EUS, abdominal enhanced computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging combined with magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRI-MRCP). Pathological diagnosis was used to verify the accuracy of the imaging findings. The detection rates of periampullary tumours by EUS, abdominal enhanced CT and MRI-MRCP were determined and compared.
Results:
A total of 86 patients were included in this study. According to the pathological diagnosis, the detection rate of EUS was 87% (36/41) for periampullary tumour lesions with a tumour diameter <1 cm, which was significantly higher than that of MRI-MRCP (59%, 24/41) (P = 0.003) and CT (44%, 18/41) (P < 0.001). For periampullary tumour lesions with a tumour diameter ≥1 cm, the detection rate of MRI-MRCP was 93% (42/45), which was significantly higher than that of EUS (78%, 35/45) (P = 0.036) and CT (76%, 34/45) (P = 0.02).
Conclusions:
EUS can accurately detect tumour lesions around the ampullary part of the duodenum with minimal gas interference. For periampullary tumour lesions <1 cm, EUS has better diagnostic accuracy than abdominal-enhanced CT and MRI-MRCP. In addition, a biopsy of the lesion can be performed at the same time during the EUS examination. Therefore, EUS has an important clinical significance and value in the diagnosis of duodenal periampullary tumours.
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