Endoscopy with biopsy sampling is the gold standard used in gastric cancer diagnosis. However, the positive predictive value of signs and symptoms for the diagnosis of carcinomas is quite limited, and, therefore, many patients are subjected to non-diagnostic endoscopies, especially when symptoms are not so specific. This study shows that ultrasonography is sensitive enough for the diagnosis of gastric cancer, and, therefore, use of this technique would further ensure a better selection of patients for endoscopy. The study included 143 patients (86 men and 57 women, with an average age of 68.6 years) who were suspected of having gastric cancer. The diagnostic accuracy of ultrasonography was evaluated in a blind study. The conventional technique was used in all cases. Demographic parameters and a series of other clinical-analytical variables were studied to look for possible gastric cancer predictive factors, which when present would make ultrasonographic results irrelevant. Statistical analysis was done using SPSS 12.0, wherein a value of P < 0.05 was considered to be statistically significant. Of the 143 patients studied, 40 were diagnosed to have gastric cancer. Sonography was able to diagnose 37 cases correctly, while there were three false negative findings and eight false positive findings. This results in 92.5% sensitivity, 92.2% specificity, 82.2% positive predictive value, 96.9% negative predictive value, and a global accuracy of 92.3%. Univariate analysis showed that persistent vomiting (P = 0.021), hemoglobin level of less than 8 g/dl (P = 0.045) and a positive ultrasonography result (P < 0.0001) were associated with a higher frequency of gastric cancer. Multivariate analysis showed that persistent vomiting, with an odds ratio for gastric cancer of 3.68 (95% confidence interval 1.15-11.79; P = 0.039), and a positive ultrasonography result, with an odds ratio for gastric cancer of 117.78 (95% confidence interval 32.45-427.49; P < 0.0001), could be considered as independent predictive factors for gastric cancer. It was concluded that ultrasonography is a very sensitive and specific technique for diagnosing gastric cancer. Gastric cancer was found to be present in just 28% of the patients studied, and their condition was suspect because of the clinical manifestations. Only vomiting and a positive ultrasonography result can be considered as independent predictive factors of gastric cancer.
de la ecografía digestiva en la valoración de la extensión de la colitis ulcerosa. Rev Esp Enferm RESUMENIntroducción: el hallazgo de lesiones endoscópicas severas en un paciente con colitis ulcerosa desaconseja la realización de una exploración completa del colon. No obstante el conocimiento de la extensión precisa de la enfermedad tiene gran importancia en las decisiones terapéuticas a tomar y también en el pronóstico de la enfermedad. Por todo ello, la validación de una técnica no invasiva para el estudio de extensión de la colitis ulcerosa cobra gran interés e importancia.Material y método: se incluyen en el estudio pacientes con diagnóstico previo de colitis ulcerosa o en el debut de la enfermedad y, de forma prospectiva y ciega se evalúa la precisión de la ecografía digestiva en la valoración de la extensión de la colitis ulcerosa. Las exploraciones ecográficas son realizadas todas ellas por el mismo explorador y siempre con anterioridad al estudio endoscópico completo, que se usa como patrón oro. No se emplea la técnica hidrocolónica en ningún caso.Resultados: han sido incluidos en el estudio 20 pacientes, 13 varones (65%) y 7 mujeres (35%), con una edad media de 51,7 años (rango de 24 a 82 años). Los estudios endoscópicos mostraron una afectación severa en 5 casos (25%), moderada en 12 pacientes (60%) y lesiones leves en los 3 casos restantes (15%). El estudio ecográfico del colon fue considerado satisfactorio en 18 casos (90%) y la extensión de la enfermedad establecida en el estudio ecográfico coincide en todos los casos con la determinada por la colonoscopia: 3 pacientes (16,6%) presentaban una proctitis ulcerosa, 9 (50%) una colitis izquierda y 6 (33,3%) una colitis extensa.Conclusiones: la ecografía digestiva permite el estudio del marco colónico en la mayoría de los pacientes, especialmente si existe actividad inflamatoria, permitiendo establecer con gran precisión la extensión de la colitis ulcerosa, independientemente del grado de actividad de la misma.Palabras clave: Colitis ulcerosa. Diagnóstico. Extensión. Ecografía. Endoscopia. ABSTRACTIntroduction: a full examination of the colon should be avoided upon finding severe endoscopic lesions in patients with ulcerative colitis. However, knowledge of the precise extent of disease is quite important for disease prognosis and the making of therapeutic decisions. Therefore, any validation of a non-invasive technique to assess the extent of ulcerative colitis gains a lot of interest and importance.Material and method: the study included patients that were previously diagnosed of having ulcerative colitis or were beginning to suffer from the disease. A prospective and blind evaluation was carried out to determine the precision of digestive ultrasonography in assessment of ulcerative colitis extent. All ultrasonography was carried out by the same person and was always performed prior to carrying out a full endoscopic study, which is used as the gold standard. The hydrocolonic ultrasonograpy technique was not used in any of the cases.Results: a total of 2...
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