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Clinical Trial
. 2012 Feb;75(2):347-53.
doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2011.09.020.

Diagnostic accuracy of conventional and cholangioscopy-guided sampling of indeterminate biliary lesions at the time of ERCP: a prospective, long-term follow-up study

Peter V Draganov  1 , Shailendra Chauhan, Mihir S Wagh, Anand R Gupte, Tong Lin, Wei Hou, Chris E Forsmark
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Clinical Trial

Diagnostic accuracy of conventional and cholangioscopy-guided sampling of indeterminate biliary lesions at the time of ERCP: a prospective, long-term follow-up study

Peter V Draganov et al. Gastrointest Endosc. 2012 Feb.

Abstract

Background: The diagnostic accuracy of cholangioscopy-guided sampling has not been rigorously evaluated.

Objective: To prospectively evaluate the accuracy of cholangioscopy-guided mini-forceps sampling and compare it with standard cytology brushings and forceps biopsies for the tissue diagnosis of indeterminate biliary lesions.

Design: Prospective, long-term follow-up, paired design cohort study.

Setting: Tertiary center.

Patients: Patients undergoing cholangioscopy for the evaluation of indeterminate biliary lesions.

Interventions: Each patient underwent triple sampling with cholangioscopy-guided mini-forceps, cytology brushing, and standard forceps.

Main outcome measurements: Diagnostic accuracy of each sampling method compared with the patient final status (cancer vs no cancer).

Results: A total of 26 patients (17 cancer positive/9 cancer negative) were enrolled. The mean follow-up in the patients with no cancer was 21.78 (SD ±6.78) months. The procedure was technically successful in all cases (100%). Sample quality was adequate in 25 of 26 (96.2%) of the cytology brushings, in 26 of 26 (100%) of the standard forceps biopsies, and in 25 of 26 (96.2%) of the mini-forceps biopsies. The sensitivity, accuracy, and negative predictive values were 5.9%, 38.5%, and 36% for standard cytology brushings; 29.4%, 53.8%, and 42.8% for standard forceps biopsies; and 76.5%, 84.6%, and 69.2% for mini-forceps biopsies, respectively. When comparing the 3 methods of sampling, mini-forceps biopsy provided significantly better sensitivity and overall accuracy compared with standard cytology brushing (P < .0001) and standard forceps biopsy (P = .0215).

Limitations: Potential for selection bias.

Conclusions: Cholangioscopy-guided biopsies of indeterminate biliary lesions have significantly higher accuracy compared with ERCP-guided cytology brushings and standard forceps biopsies, but negative findings on mini-forceps biopsy cannot rule out malignancy with a high degree of certainty. (

Clinical trial registration number: NCT01227382.).

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