Evaluation of the Feasibility and Efficacy of Forward-Viewing Endoscopic Ultrasound.
- Author:
Seohyun LEE
1
;
Dong Wan SEO
;
Jun Ho CHOI
;
Do Hyun PARK
;
Sang Soo LEE
;
Sung Koo LEE
;
Myung Hwan KIM
Author Information
- Publication Type:Original Article ; Comparative Study ; Randomized Controlled Trial
- Keywords: Endoscopic ultrasound guided intervention; Forward-viewing endoscopic ultrasound; Oblique-viewing endoscopic ultrasound
- MeSH: Aged; Biliary Tract Neoplasms/*ultrasonography; Cross-Over Studies; Endosonography/*instrumentation/methods; *Equipment Design; Feasibility Studies; Female; Gastrointestinal Neoplasms/*ultrasonography; Humans; Image Enhancement/*instrumentation; Male; Middle Aged; Pancreatic Neoplasms/*ultrasonography; Prospective Studies
- From:Gut and Liver 2015;9(5):679-684
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: BACKGROUND/AIMS: We aimed to evaluate the feasibility and efficacy of a forward-viewing linear endoscopic ultrasound (FV-EUS) in diagnostic EUS procedures compared to standard oblique-viewing EUS (OV-EUS). METHODS: This study was a prospective, randomized study that permitted crossover. Fifty-one patients with subepithelial pancreatobiliary and upper gastrointestinal lesions underwent FV-EUS and OV-EUS sequentially, in random order. The EUS visualization was performed by a novice endosonographer, and the image quality of specific lesions was scored by an expert endosonographer. If fine-needle aspiration (FNA) was indicated, it was performed using both echoendoscopes by an expert endosonographer. RESULTS: Both of the EUS procedures had similar visualization times and image quality. In general, the visualization time was inversely related to the diameter of the specific lesions. In subepithelial lesions of the stomach and duodenum, the visualization time (98.8+/-62.2 seconds vs 139.0+/-66.6 seconds, p=0.008) and image quality (4.1+/-1.3 vs 3.3+/-1.7, p=0.02) of FV-EUS were significantly superior to OV-EUS. FV-EUS-guided FNA of pancreatic masses was successful in seven patients (87.5%). CONCLUSIONS: FV-EUS may increase the ease of access to gastrointestinal subepithelial lesions compared to conventional OV-EUS. The performance of FV-EUS for evaluating pancreatobiliary diseases and performing interventions was comparable to conventional OV-EUS.
