Endoscopic Ultrasound Elastography for the Pancreas in Korea: A Preliminary Single Center Study.
- Author:
Tae Hee LEE
1
;
Young Deok CHO
;
Sang Woo CHA
;
Joo Young CHO
;
Jae Young JANG
;
Soung Won JEONG
;
Hyun Jong CHOI
;
Jong Ho MOON
Author Information
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords: Elasticity imaging techniques; Endosonography; Pancreas
- MeSH: Adult; Elasticity; Elasticity Imaging Techniques; Endosonography; Humans; Korea; Pancreas; Pancreatic Neoplasms; Reference Values; Tertiary Care Centers; Western World
- From:Clinical Endoscopy 2013;46(2):172-177
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: BACKGROUND/AIMS: Endoscopic ultrasound elastography (EUS-EG) has been widely used for the evaluation of pancreatic cancer in the Western world. To date, there is very little experience with EUS-EG in Korea. We described the results of comparison between normal pancreas and pancreatic cancer in Korea. METHODS: The present study was performed at a tertiary hospital on 35 subjects comprising 20 with normal pancreas (control group) and 15 with pancreatic cancer (disease group). We compared the EUS-EG performance of the two groups. RESULTS: The pancreas in the control group showed a mean elasticity value of 0.53% (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.45 to 0.61). The elasticity value was higher than that previously reported from Western country (0.47%; 95% CI, 0.38 to 0.57). In the disease group, the mean elasticity value of pancreatic lesions was 0.02% (95% CI, 0.01 to 0.02). The mean elasticity value of the disease group was significantly lower than that of the control group (p<0.0001). CONCLUSIONS: EUS-EG could be a highly sensitive diagnostic modality for pancreatic cancer in Korea with little EUS-EG experience. We also provided the reference range of elasticity value of normal pancreas, which might be valuable in the interpretation of pancreatic elasticity data for Korean adults.
