Keita Itatsu1, Yukihiro Yokoyama2, Tomoki Ebata2, Tsuyoshi Igami2, Gen Sugawara2, Keisuke Uehara2, Takashi Mizuno2, Masahiko Ando3, Hidemi Goto4, Masato Nagino5. 1. Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 466-8550, Japan. kitatsu@med.nagoya-u.ac.jp. 2. Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 466-8550, Japan. 3. Center for Advanced Medicine and Clinical Research, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan. 4. Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan. 5. Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 466-8550, Japan. nagino@med.nagoya-u.ac.jp.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the value of preoperative screening colonoscopies in patients with biliary tract cancer. METHODS: A total of 544 patients with biliary tract cancer who underwent preoperative screening colonoscopies between January 2005 and December 2012 were retrospectively analyzed. RESULTS: Synchronous colorectal neoplasia was detected in 199 patients (36.7 %), with adenocarcinomas detected in 21 (3.9 %) patients, carcinoids in two (0.4 %) patients, and adenomas in 176 (32.4 %) patients. Of those with adenomas, 32 patients were diagnosed with advanced adenomas, defined as adenomas with a maximum diameter of >1 cm, villous histology, or high-grade dysplasia because these characteristics implied the risk of malignant transformation. Fifty-five (10.1 %) of the patients with colorectal neoplasia required resection (11 surgical and 44 endoscopic resections). There were no major adverse events related to the resection. Univariate and multivariate analyses revealed that smoking status [ex-smoker + current smoker vs. non-smoker: odds ratio (OR) 2.32; 95 % confidence interval (CI) 1.30-4.21] and advanced age (≥70 vs. ≤69 years: OR 2.22; 95 % CI 1.24-3.91) were independent risk factors of having a colorectal neoplasia that required resection. CONCLUSIONS: In patients with biliary tract cancer, preoperative screening colonoscopy was feasible and provided valuable clinical information. Synchronous colorectal neoplasia was detected in a substantial number of patients. Preoperative screening colonoscopies should be considered especially in high-risk patients such as smokers and elderly patients.
BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the value of preoperative screening colonoscopies in patients with biliary tract cancer. METHODS: A total of 544 patients with biliary tract cancer who underwent preoperative screening colonoscopies between January 2005 and December 2012 were retrospectively analyzed. RESULTS: Synchronous colorectal neoplasia was detected in 199 patients (36.7 %), with adenocarcinomas detected in 21 (3.9 %) patients, carcinoids in two (0.4 %) patients, and adenomas in 176 (32.4 %) patients. Of those with adenomas, 32 patients were diagnosed with advanced adenomas, defined as adenomas with a maximum diameter of >1 cm, villous histology, or high-grade dysplasia because these characteristics implied the risk of malignant transformation. Fifty-five (10.1 %) of the patients with colorectal neoplasia required resection (11 surgical and 44 endoscopic resections). There were no major adverse events related to the resection. Univariate and multivariate analyses revealed that smoking status [ex-smoker + current smoker vs. non-smoker: odds ratio (OR) 2.32; 95 % confidence interval (CI) 1.30-4.21] and advanced age (≥70 vs. ≤69 years: OR 2.22; 95 % CI 1.24-3.91) were independent risk factors of having a colorectal neoplasia that required resection. CONCLUSIONS: In patients with biliary tract cancer, preoperative screening colonoscopy was feasible and provided valuable clinical information. Synchronous colorectal neoplasia was detected in a substantial number of patients. Preoperative screening colonoscopies should be considered especially in high-risk patients such as smokers and elderly patients.
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