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The role of enhanced multi‐detector‐row computed tomography before urgent endoscopy in acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding
Author(s) -
Miyaoka Youichi,
Amano Yuji,
Ueno Sayaka,
Izumi Daisuke,
Mikami Hironobu,
Yazaki Tomotaka,
Okimoto Eiko,
Sonoyama Takayuki,
Ito Satoko,
Fujishiro Hirofumi,
Kohge Naruaki,
Imaoka Tomonori
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of gastroenterology and hepatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.214
H-Index - 130
eISSN - 1440-1746
pISSN - 0815-9319
DOI - 10.1111/jgh.12447
Subject(s) - medicine , radiology , endoscopy , multidetector computed tomography , computed tomography , diagnostic accuracy , upper gastrointestinal bleeding
Abstract Background and Aim Multi‐detector‐row computed tomography ( MDCT ) has been reported to be a potentially useful modality for detection of the bleeding origin in patients with acute upper massive gastrointestinal ( GI ) bleeding. The purpose of this study is to investigate the efficacy of MDCT as a routine method for detecting the origin of acute upper GI bleeding prior to urgent endoscopy. Methods Five hundred seventy‐seven patients with acute upper GI bleeding (514 nonvariceal patients, 63 variceal patients) who underwent urgent upper GI endoscopy were retrospectively analyzed. Patients were divided into three groups: enhanced MDCT , unenhanced MDCT , and no MDCT before endoscopy. The diagnostic accuracy of MDCT for detection of the bleeding origin was evaluated, and the average procedure times needed to endoscopically identify the bleeding origin were compared between groups. Results Diagnostic accuracy among endoscopists was 55.3% and 14.7% for the enhanced MDCT and unenhanced MDCT groups, respectively. Among nonvariceal patients, accuracy was 50.2% in the enhanced MDCT group, which was significantly better than that in the unenhanced MDCT group (16.5%). In variceal patients, accuracy was significantly better in the enhanced MDCT group (96.4%) than in the unenhanced MDCT group (0.0%). These accuracies were similar to those achieved by expert radiologists. The average procedure time to endoscopic detection of the bleeding origin in the enhanced MDCT group was significantly faster than that in the unenhanced MDCT and no‐ MDCT groups. Conclusions Enhanced MDCT preceding urgent endoscopy may be an effective modality for the detection of bleeding origin in patients with acute upper GI bleeding.