Does the “Suspected Blood Indicator” improve the detection of bleeding lesions by capsule endoscopy?

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• 作者：Pierre-Nicolas D'Halluin ; Michel Delvaux ; Marie-Georges Lapalus ; Sylvie Sacher-Huvelin ; Emmanuel Ben Soussan ; Laurent Heyries ; Bernard Filoche ; Jean-Christophe Saurin ; Gerard Gay ; Denis Heresbach
• 刊名：Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
• 出版年：2005
• 出版时间：February 2005
• 年：2005
• 卷：61
• 期：2
• 页码：243-249
• 全文大小：143 K

文摘

Despite improved cellularity, cancer detection rates were not improved by using the larger Cytolong brush in this study. There was no statistical difference between the brushes in both proximal and distal biliary strictures.

Conclusions

The yield of biliary brush cytology at ERCP remains low. Increasing brush size and bristle stiffness does not increase detection rates. Newer devices and processing techniques are required to allow detection rates to approach those attained in other GI tract malignancies.