Prediction of colorectal tumor grade and invasion depth through narrow-band imaging scoring.

Aim: To determine the usefulness of assigning narrow-band imaging (NBI) scores for predicting tumor grade and invasion depth in colorectal tumors.

Methods: A total of 161 colorectal lesions were analyzed from 138 patients who underwent endoscopic or surgical resection after conventional colonoscopy and magnifying endoscopy with NBI. The relationships between the surface and vascular patterns of the lesions, as visualized with NBI, and the tumor grade and depth of submucosa (SM) invasion were determined histopathologically.

Endoscopic analysis of colorectal serrated lesions with cancer.

Serrated lesions, including hyperplastic polyps (HPs), traditional serrated adenomas (TSAs) and sessile serrated adenomas/polyps (SSA/Ps), are important contributors to colorectal carcinogenesis. The aim of the present study was to analyze the potential of conventional endoscopy and advanced endoscopic imaging techniques to delineate the characteristic features of serrated lesions with cancer. The present study was a retrospective analysis of the data of 168 patients who had undergone colonoscopy, and a total of 228 serrated lesions (77 HPs, 58 TSAs, 84 SSA/Ps, 9 SSA/P plus TSAs) have been identified in these patients.

[Molecular biological characteristics, diagnosis and treatment of the colorectal serrated lesions].

Previous data shows that colorectal serrated lesions are precursor of carcinogenesis. It has been advancing even molecular biological analysis, SSA/P become microsatellite instability (MSI) positive colon cancers and TSA become microsatellite stable (MSS) positive colon cancers. It is observed that redness and double elevation in conventional endoscopy, CP type II (Sano classification) in the NBI endoscopy, type III pit pattern in magnifying endoscopy, if SSA/P have cytological dysplastic change.

Endoscopic discrimination of sessile serrated adenomas from other serrated lesions.

Sessile serrated adenoma (SSA) is a proposed precursor of colorectal carcinogenesis. This study aimed to analyze the potential of endoscopy to discriminate SSA from other serrated lesions, specifically traditional serrated adenoma (TSA) and hyperplastic polyp (HP). Of 145 serrated lesions, 111 sessile serrated lesions including 32 TSAs, 25 SSAs and 54 HPs were analyzed for size, color, location and morphologic features using conventional endoscopy and magnifying chromoendoscopy.

Quantitative analysis of colorectal mucosal lesions by autofluorescence endoscopy: discrimination of carcinomas from other lesions.

A newly developed autofluorescence (AF) imaging technique was applied during colonoscopy in a clinical setting. This pilot study was conducted to evaluate the clinical feasibility of applying AF endoscopy for distinguishing colorectal lesions. A total of 54 colorectal mucosal lesions obtained from 43 patients who underwent both white-light and AF endoscopy and were treated by endoscopy or surgery were assessed.

[Case of overwhelming postsplenectomy infection (OPSI) with chronic hepatitis type C during peginterferon/ribavirin combination therapy].

A 61-year-old woman with a past history of splenectomy was admitted to our hospital because of high fever and loss of consciousness during interferon therapy for the treatment of chronic hepatitis type C. She died of multiple organ failure, and disseminated intravascular coagulation shortly after admission. The results of blood culture and the autopsy revealed sepsis due to streptcoccus pneumonia.