TY - JOUR
T1 - Diagnostic Performance of Endocytoscopy for Esophageal Eosinophilia
AU - Hida, Emiko
AU - Muroi, Koichi
AU - Kakushima, Naomi
AU - Furune, Satoshi
AU - Ishikawa, Eri
AU - Mizutani, Yasuyuki
AU - Sawada, Tsunaki
AU - Keiko, Maeda
AU - Yamamura, Takeshi
AU - Ishikawa, Takuya
AU - Furukawa, Kazuhiro
AU - Ohno, Eizaburo
AU - Nakamura, Masanao
AU - Nishida, Kazuki
AU - Fujishiro, Mitsuhiro
AU - Kawashima, Hiroki
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PY - 2023/6/1
Y1 - 2023/6/1
N2 - Introduction: Eosinophils in the esophageal epithelium are unevenly distributed in eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE). Esophageal eosinophilia (EE) may be observable by endocytoscopy (EC). This study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic performance of EC for the diagnosis of EE. Methods: A total of 33 EoE patients underwent EC with methylene blue staining from March 2020 to April 2021. A total of 194 EC images with corresponding biopsies were obtained. Three findings of EC, increased squamous cells (item I), increased inflammatory cells (item II), and cells with bilobed nuclei (item III), were established. These findings were reviewed by two endoscopists to diagnose EE. Another four endoscopists reviewed the images for interobserver agreement. Results: When all three items were met by EC, the sensitivity and the accuracy for the diagnosis of EE were 88% and 76%, respectively. The integrated diagnostic odds ratios (ORs) for the diagnosis of EE of the four endoscopists were significant (OR: 3.98, 95% CI: 2.94-5.40, p < 0.001). The results were similar when only item III was met. Interobserver agreement was good for item III to diagnose EE (kappa value = 0.653). Discussion/Conclusion: The diagnostic performance of EC for EE is acceptable and has good interobserver agreement. It may be useful for targeted biopsy in EoE patients.
AB - Introduction: Eosinophils in the esophageal epithelium are unevenly distributed in eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE). Esophageal eosinophilia (EE) may be observable by endocytoscopy (EC). This study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic performance of EC for the diagnosis of EE. Methods: A total of 33 EoE patients underwent EC with methylene blue staining from March 2020 to April 2021. A total of 194 EC images with corresponding biopsies were obtained. Three findings of EC, increased squamous cells (item I), increased inflammatory cells (item II), and cells with bilobed nuclei (item III), were established. These findings were reviewed by two endoscopists to diagnose EE. Another four endoscopists reviewed the images for interobserver agreement. Results: When all three items were met by EC, the sensitivity and the accuracy for the diagnosis of EE were 88% and 76%, respectively. The integrated diagnostic odds ratios (ORs) for the diagnosis of EE of the four endoscopists were significant (OR: 3.98, 95% CI: 2.94-5.40, p < 0.001). The results were similar when only item III was met. Interobserver agreement was good for item III to diagnose EE (kappa value = 0.653). Discussion/Conclusion: The diagnostic performance of EC for EE is acceptable and has good interobserver agreement. It may be useful for targeted biopsy in EoE patients.
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U2 - 10.1159/000528174
DO - 10.1159/000528174
M3 - Article
C2 - 36603569
AN - SCOPUS:85160968045
SN - 0012-2823
VL - 104
SP - 202
EP - 211
JO - Digestion
JF - Digestion
IS - 3
ER -