Clinical Endoscopy

Original Articles

Efficacy of endoscopy under general anesthesia for the detection of synchronous lesions in oro-hypopharyngeal cancer: Yoichiro Ono, Kenshi Yao, Yasuhiro Takaki, Satoshi Ishikawa, Kentaro Imamura, Akihiro Koga, Kensei Ohtsu, Takao Kanemitsu, Masaki Miyaoka, Takashi Hisabe, Toshiharu Ueki, Atsuko Ota, Hiroshi Tanabe, Seiji Haraoka, Satoshi Nimura, Akinori Iwashita, Susumu Sato, Rumie Wakasaki; Clin Endosc 2023;56(3):315-324. Published online January 5, 2023; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5946/ce.2022.072

Background
/Aims: Image-enhanced endoscopy can detect superficial oro-hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma; however, reliable endoscopy of the pharyngeal region is challenging. Endoscopy under general anesthesia during transoral surgery occasionally reveals multiple synchronous lesions that remained undetected on preoperative endoscopy. Therefore, we aimed to determine the lesion detection capability of endoscopy under general anesthesia for superficial oro-hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma.
Methods
This retrospective study included 63 patients who underwent transoral surgery for superficial oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma between April 2005 and December 2020. The primary endpoint was to compare the lesion detection capabilities of preoperative endoscopy and endoscopy under general anesthesia. Other endpoints included the comparison of clinicopathological findings between lesions detected using preoperative endoscopy and those newly detected using endoscopy under general anesthesia.
Results
Fifty-eight patients (85 lesions) were analyzed. The mean number of lesions per patient detected was 1.17 for preoperative endoscopy and 1.47 for endoscopy under general anesthesia. Endoscopy under general anesthesia helped detect more lesions than preoperative endoscopy did (p<0.001). The lesions that were newly detected on endoscopy under general anesthesia were small and characterized by few changes in color and surface ruggedness.
Conclusions
Endoscopy under general anesthesia for superficial squamous cell carcinoma is helpful for detecting multiple synchronous lesions.

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Satoru Miyamaru, Daizo Murakami, Hidenori Katsura, Hideaki Miyamoto, Kenshi Matsuno, Sadahiro Yamamura, Narumi Hayashi, Toshinori Hirai, Yasuhito Tanaka, Yorihisa Orita
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Jin Hee Noh, Do Hoon Kim
Clinical Endoscopy.2023; 56(3): 308. CrossRef

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Histological Architecture of Gastric Epithelial Neoplasias That Showed Absent Microsurface Patterns, Visualized by Magnifying Endoscopy with Narrow-Band Imaging: Kenta Chuman, Kenshi Yao, Takao Kanemitsu, Takashi Nagahama, Masaki Miyaoka, Haruhiko Takahashi, Kentaro Imamura, Rino Hasegawa, Toshiharu Ueki, Hiroshi Tanabe, Seiji Haraoka, Akinori Iwashita; Clin Endosc 2021;54(2):222-228. Published online November 24, 2020; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5946/ce.2020.090

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Background
/Aims: The objective of this study was to elucidate the histological structure of the absent microsurface patterns (MSPs) that were visualized by magnifying endoscopy with narrow-band imaging (M-NBI).
Methods
The study included consecutive gastric epithelial neoplasias for which M-NBI findings and histological findings could be compared on a one-to-one basis. The lesions were classified as absent MSPs and present MSPs based on the findings obtained using M-NBI. Of the histopathological findings for each lesion that corresponded to M-NBI findings, crypt opening densities, crypt lengths, crypt opening diameters, intercrypt distances, and crypt angles were measured and compared.
Results
Thirty-six lesions were included in the analysis; of these, 17 lesions exhibited absent MSP and 19 lesions exhibited present MSP. Comparing the histological measurements for absent MSPs vs. present MSPs, median crypt opening density was 0.9 crypt openings/mm vs. 4.8 crypt openings/mm (p<0.001), respectively. The median crypt length, median crypt opening diameter, median intercrypt distance, and median crypt angle were 80.0 μm vs. 160 μm (p<0.001), 40.0 μm vs. 44.2 μm (p=0.09), 572.5 μm vs. 166.7 μm (p<0.001), and 21.6 degrees vs. 15.5 degrees (p<0.001), respectively.
Conclusions
Histological findings showed that lesions exhibiting absent MSPs had lower crypt opening density, shorter crypt length, greater intercrypt distance, and larger crypt angle.

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Dong Yang, Nan Zhang, Ke Tao, Meng Li, Hong Xu
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Magnified Endoscopic Findings of Multiple White Flat Lesions: A New Subtype of Gastric Hyperplastic Polyps in the Stomach: Rino Hasegawa, Kenshi Yao, Shoutomi Ihara, Masaki Miyaoka, Takao Kanemitsu, Kenta Chuman, Go Ikezono, Akikazu Hirano, Toshiharu Ueki, Hiroshi Tanabe, Atsuko Ota, Seiji Haraoka, Akinori Iwashita; Clin Endosc 2018;51(6):558-562. Published online November 21, 2018; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5946/ce.2018.104

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Background
/Aims: While the occurrence of multiple whitish flat elevated lesions (MWFL) was first reported in 2007, no studies on MWFL have been published to date. The present retrospective observational study aimed to clarify the endoscopic findings and clinicopathological features of MWFL.
Methods
Subjects were consecutive patients who underwent upper gastrointestinal endoscopy as part of routine screening between April 2014 and March 2015. The conventional white-light, non-magnifying and magnifying narrow-band images were reviewed. Clinical features were compared between patients with and without MWFL.
Results
The conventional endoscopic findings of MWFL include multiple whitish, flat, and slightly elevated lesions of various sizes, mainly located in the gastric body and fundus. Narrow-band imaging enhanced the contrast of MWFL and background mucosa, and magnifying narrow-band imaging depicted a uniformly long, narrow, and elliptical marginal crypt epithelium with an unclear microvascular pattern. Histopathological findings revealed hyperplastic changes of the foveolar epithelium, and parietal cell protrusions and oxyntic gland dilatations were observed in the fundic glands, without any intestinal metaplasia. The rate of acid-reducing drug use was significantly higher in patients with MWFL than in those without (100% [13/13] vs. 53.7% [88/164], p<0.001).
Conclusions
The present study indicated a relationship between the presence and endoscopic features of MWFL and history of acidreducing drug use.

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