Objective To analyze the correlative factors of peptic ulcer recurrence in the elderly. Methods From January to December 2009,169 elderly patients (≥ 60 years old)with peptic ulcer delected by edoscopy were enrolled,whose treatment and usage of medication were analyzed.Data of treatment and recurrence in 3-year follow-up were recorded.Mann-Whitney rank sum test and Logistic regression analysis were performed to analyze the correlated factors.Results The potential risk factors associated with recurrence of peptic ulcer in the elderly were screened and analyzed by single factor analysis,and ulcer size, ulcer location, concomitant usage of drugs, smoking and condition of Helicobacterpylori (H .pylori )infection at the end of follow-up were found to be correlated with recurrence of peptic ulcer in the elderly.After adjusting age and gender,the potential risk factors were analyzed by a Logistic stepwise regression model.Smoking (OR = 1 .788,P = 0.001 ),combined medication (OR=6.202,P =0.015 ),ulcer size (OR =2.697,P =0.032 )and condition of H .pylori infection at the end of follow-up (OR=43.784,P =0.007)were found to be correlated with recurrence of peptic ulcer in the elderly.Conclusion Smoking,combined medication,ulcer size and condition of H .pylori infection at the end of follow-up have an impact on peptic ulcer recurrence in the elderly.

Objective To evaluate the effect of colonoscopy with a transparent hood on the adenoma detection rate.Methods A prospective randomized controlled trial was performed.A total of 376 patients,who underwent colonoscopy for screening colorectal polyps,were randomly allocated to 2 groups:transparent hood group (TH group,n =190) and conventional colonoscopy group (CC group,n =186).Only one endoscopist performed all the colonoscopy examinations,recorded the withdrawal time,bowel preparation status,the number,shape,location,size of adenoma when withdrawing the endoscope.All the adenoma were removed under the colonoscopy.The pathological results were recorded,and the data and relative factors were analysed.Results A total of 317 adenomas were detected in 175 patients:172 adenomas in 99 patients of TH group,145 adenomas in 76 patients of CC group.Total ADR was 46.54％.ADR of TH group was 52.11％ and ADR of CC group was 40.86％ (P =0.029).A total of 40 adenomas were found behind the fold,32 in TH group and 8 in CC group(P ＜ 0.01).In cecum and transverse colon,there were more adenomas in TH group than in CC group.In cecum,there were 23 adenomas found in TH group,6 adenomas in CC group(P ＜0.05).In transverse colon,there were 46 adenomas in TH group,25 adenomas in CC group (P ＜ 0.05).In descending colon and rectum,there were more adenomas in CC group than in TH group.In descending colon,there were 16 adenomas TH group,and 30 adenomas in CC group.In rectum,there were 14 adenomas in TH group,24 adenomas in CC group(P ＜0.05).There was no significant difference in size or shape of adenomas found between two groups.Conclusion Colonoscopy with transparent hood for screening can increase the adenoma detection rate,especially the adenoma behind the fold.

Objective To analyze the clinical,endoscopic,and pathological features of aged patients with ulcerative colitis and the difference between the aged and non-aged patients. Methods The clinical,endoscopic,and pathological data from 349 ulcerative colitis patients admitted in Huadong Hospital from January 2000 to December 2008 were reviewed and analyzed retrospectively. The patients were divided into two groups: aged group (≥60 years) and non-aged group (0.05) between the two groups. The disease of aged patients was less severe than that of the non-aged patients (P0.05). The occurrence of dysplasia in the aged patients was higher than that in the non-aged patients (P

Objective To investigate the age-associated changes of ultrastructure,mRNA and protein expressions of H+-K+-ATPase in elderly gastric parietal cell. Methods Fifty patients with relative normal stomach without gastroduodenal diseases were enrolled,including younger group (aged 20-59 years,n=19) and elderly group (aged≥60 years,n=31).Furthermore,the elderly group was divided into 3 subgroups:60-69 years old (n =11 ),70-79 years old (n=10 ),above 80 years old (n =10).The ultrastructure of gastric parietal cell was observed under electron microscope.The expression of H+-K+-ATPase α subunit mRNA and H+-K+-ATPase β subunit protein were assessed by quantitative real-time PCR and Western-blot,respectively.The ageing-associated changes of all these data were respectively compared. Results No significant difference was showed in the morphology of gastric parietal cell and acid-secretion-associated organelles among all the groups.The average ratio Am to Ac (Am means the area of mitochondria,Ac means the area of cytoplasm) of gastric parietal cell and the average At to Ac ratio (At means the area of secretory canaliculi and tubulovesicular system )between younger group and elderly group had no significant difference[(48.4±7.5) ％ vs.(50.6±7.6) ％,t=-0.775,P=0.444; (13.8±4.1) ％ vs.(12.2±4.7) ％,t=0.984,P=0.332].Meanwhile,there were no distinctions in the expression of H+-K+ -ATPase α subunit mRNA and H+-K+-ATPase protein among all elderly subgroups(F=1.522,2.32,P=0.24,0.114).However,the mRNA expression of H+-K+-ATPase a subunit was higher in the elderly group than in the younger group(t=-3.682,P=0.001).Furthermore,the expression of H+ -K+ -ATPase protein in the elderly group was increased as compared with younger group(t=-3.389,P=0.004). Conclusions Acidsecretion-associated organelles of human gastric parietal cell have no degeneration and the expression of H + -K+-ATPase is in trend of increase with aging,indicating that healthy elderly people have the basis of ultrastructure and molecular biology to maintain well function of acid secretion.

Objective To improve the knowledge of intestinal Behcet's disease.Methods From October 2012 to January 2014,36 patients with intestinal Behcet's disease were collected.The general information of the patients,manifestation of Behcet's disease,digestive symptoms,lab findings,imaging findings,endoscopic examination results,treatment and prognosis of Behcet's disease were analyzed.Chi square test and Fisher exact probability test were performed for count data analysis.Single factor and multi factors of efficacy were analyzed by Logistic regression analysis.Results Among 36 patients with Behcet's disease (male 19 and female 17),the mean onset age was 26.5 years old and the average course of disease was (8.2±6.8) years.Symptoms of digestive system of 91.7％ (33/36) patients showed up later than system manifestations of Behcet's disease appeared.All 36 patients had oral ulcer.The rates of genital ulcers,skin diseases,inflammation and joint disease were 63.9％ (23/36),58.3％ (21/36),25.0％ (9/36) and 25.0％ (9/36),respectively.The main symptoms of digestive system were abdominal pain,diarrhea,bloating and hemafecia,of which abdominal pain was the predominant symptom and the incidence rate was 75.0％ (27/36).Gastrointestinal bleeding,intestinal perforation,intestinal obstruction and arteriovenous fistula were the common complications of Behcet's disease and the incidence rates were 36.1％ (13/36),2.8％ (1/36),2.8％ (1/36) and 2.8％ (1/36),respectively.Among patients with ocular lesions,male patients were more than female patients (male six and female three),and the difference was statistically significant (x2 =0.111,P＜0.05).Erythrocyte sedimentation rate increased in 55.6％ (20/36) patients.C-reactive protein was positive in 27.8％ (10/36) patients.Nine patients received computed tomography (CT) examination,there were five cases with thickened bowel wall and one case with proliferative lesions at ileocecal valve.Ileocecum was the predilection site,and accounted for 36.1％ of the disease (13/36).Endoscopic appearance was mainly ulcers.Pathological examination indicated non-specific acute and chronic gastrointestinal mucosal inflammation and the formation of inflammatory granulation tissue.Twerty-two patients received sulfasalazine (SASP) treatment and 24 patients accepted glucocorticoid therapy.After Behcet's disease recurrence,five patients received combined immunosuppressive therapy,five patients received immunosuppressive therapy and tumor necrosis factor (TNF) antagonist treatment,and nine patients received TNF antagonist treatment.All the patients treated together with proton pump inhibitor (PPI).Twelve patients without glucocorticoid treatment took thalidomide and immunosuppressive therapy.The efficacy was good in patients with immunosuppressive therapy or TNF antagonist treatment and the recurrence rate was low (r=3.984,P ＜ 0.05).Conclusions Most patients with intestinal Behcet' s disease are young adults.Symptoms of digestive system show up later than system manifestations of Behcet's disease appeared.Ileocecum is the predilection site of digestive system.The common endoscopic appearance is ulcers.Corticosteroids and sulfasalazine are the main therapy,which could be much more effective when combined with tumor necrosis factor antagonists or immunosuppressive therapy.

Background:Colonoscopy is considered as a standard method for detecting various kinds of colorectal polyps. However,conventional colonoscopy( CC)still has the chance to miss some lesions. Literatures have already reported that transparent hood assisted colonoscopy( THAC)can improve the detection of colorectal polyps. However,the effect of black hood assisted colonoscopy( BHAC)on detection of colorectal polyps is still unclear. Aims:To evaluate the effect of BHAC on detection of colorectal polyps. Methods:A total of 1 076 patients underwent CC and BHAC from Sept. 2014 to April 2015 at Huadong Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University were enrolled in this prospective randomized controlled study. Baseline characteristics,cecal intubation time,withdrawal time,number of polyps,detection rate of polyps,location, size,morphology and pathological diagnosis of polyps between two groups were compared. Results:Compared with CC group,cecal intubation time was significantly shorter in BHAC group than in CC group[(6. 31 ± 3. 51)min vs.(7. 05 ± 4. 15)min,P=0. 002]. No significant differences in withdrawal time and rate of cecal intubation were found between two groups(P>0. 05). Detection rate of polyps was significantly higher in BHAC group than in CC group(65. 4% vs. 48. 7%,P=0. 004). No significant differences in size,morphology of polyps were found between two groups(P>0. 05). Conclusions:Compared with CC,BHAC could significantly improve the detection of colorectal polyps,and shorten cecal intubation time.

Objective To determine risk factors for the miss rate of colorectal adenomas during colonoscopy.Methods A total of 981 patients,diagnosed as having at least one polyp in colonoscopy,received a second colonoscopy in 6 months from November 2012 to March 2016.All polyps were removed in the second colonoscopy.Bio-information of patients such as sex,age,surveillance interval and features of polyps such as number,size,shape,location,pathology,withdrawal time,bowel preparation was retrospectively analyzed.Factors associated with the miss rates in these patients were analyzed with Chisquare and was also analyzed with Logistic regression model for multiple factors.Results A total of 981 patients were selected according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria,including 604 males and 377 females.Miss rates of males and females were 38.9％ (235/604) and 27.9％ (105/377) (P＜0.01)respectively.Age ranged from 25 to 87 years with mean age being 61.0±9.7 years.Miss rates of senior patients ＜65 and ≥65 years were 31.5％(195/619) and 40.1％(145/362) respectively (P＜0.01).A total of 1 728 adenomas were found in first colonoscopy.A total of 2 267 adenomas were found in the second colonoscopy.The adenoma miss rate was 23.8％ (539/2 267).The miss rate of adenoma whose size ≤ 5 mm was 42.5％ (311/732);and that of larger size of 6 to 9 mm was 17.8％ (194/1 090);that of even larger size,i.e.,≥10 mm,was 7.6％(34/445)(P＜0.01).Miss rates of Is,Isp,Ip,LST and Ⅱ adenomas in shape were 28.4％(489/1 720),9.3％(24/235),6.6％ (12/182),9.0％(6/67) 20.5％ (8/39) respectively (P＞0.05).Location with highest adenoma miss rate were descending colon,ascending colon and transverse colon,27.8％(64/230),25.5％(120/470),25.5％ (161/632) respectively.Miss rates of high and low risk adenoma were 44.8％ (277/618) and 17.4％ (63/363) (P＜0.01).The highest adenoma miss rate of all the pathology type was tubular adenoma.The adenoma miss rate was 26.9％ (449/1 671) (P＜0.01).Miss rates of good and poor bowel preparation were 30.2％ (271/897) and 82.1％ (69/84) (P＜0.01).Miss rates of adequate and inadequate withdrawal time were 24.3％ (174/717) and 62.9％ (166/264) (P＜0.01).Conclusion Male,old-age,diameter ≤ 5 mm,poor bowel preparation and inadequate withdrawal time,high risk adenoma are the risk factors for missed adenoma.But the shape and location of adenoma are not the risk factors.

Objective To evaluate the value of near focus narrow-band imaging ( NF-NBI ) in differentiating hyperplastic polyp ( HP ) and sessile serrated adenomas/polyp ( SSA/P ) . Methods Data of 65 cases of pathologically confirmed HP or SSA/P with clear NF-NBI images in Huadong Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University from October 2017 to September 2018 were retrospectively analyzed. Three senior doctors observed the images of NF-NBI, including expanded crypt opening ( ECO ) and thick & branched vessel ( TBV) . The results were compared with pathological results in order to analyze differential diagnostic value of ECO and TBV for HP and SSA/P. Results Among 65 lesions, 44 were SSA/P and 21 were HP. The sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of ECO, TBV, and ECO combined with TBV for differential diagnosis between HP and SSA/P were 80. 3％( 106/132 ) , 85. 7％( 54/63 ) and 82. 1％( 160/195 ); 38. 6％( 51/132) , 82. 5％( 52/63 ) , and 52. 8％( 103/195 ); and 84. 8％( 112/132 ) , 73. 0％( 46/63 ) , and 81. 0％(158/195), respectively. Conclusion ECO under NF-NBI has a high sensitivity for diagnosis of SSA/P . ECO combined with TBV is helpful for differential diagnosis between HP and SSA/P .

Background/Aims: Ulcerative colitis (UC) is an incurable, relapsing-remitting inflammatory disease that increases steadily. Mucosal healing has become the primary therapeutic objective for UC. Nevertheless, endoscopic assessments are invasive, expensive, time-consuming, and inconvenient. Therefore, it is crucial to develop a noninvasive predictive model to monitor endoscopic activity in patients with UC. Methods: Clinical data of 198 adult patients with UC were collected from January 2016 to August 2022 at Huadong Hospital, China. Results: Patients with UC were randomly divided into the training cohort (70%, n=138) and the validation cohort (30%, n=60). The receiver operating characteristic curve value for the training group was 0.858 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.781 to 0.936), whereas it was 0.845 (95% CI, 0.731 to 0.960) for the validation group. The calibration curve employed the Hosmer-Lemeshow test (p>0.05) to demonstrate the consistency between the predicted and the actual probabilities in the nomogram of these two groups. The decision curve analysis validated that the nomogram had clinical usefulness. Conclusions The nomogram, which incorporated activated partial thromboplastin time, fecal occult blood test, β2-globulin level, and fibrinogen degradation products, served as a prospective tool for evaluating UC activity in clinical practices.

Background/Aims: Ulcerative colitis (UC) is an incurable, relapsing-remitting inflammatory disease that increases steadily. Mucosal healing has become the primary therapeutic objective for UC. Nevertheless, endoscopic assessments are invasive, expensive, time-consuming, and inconvenient. Therefore, it is crucial to develop a noninvasive predictive model to monitor endoscopic activity in patients with UC. Methods: Clinical data of 198 adult patients with UC were collected from January 2016 to August 2022 at Huadong Hospital, China. Results: Patients with UC were randomly divided into the training cohort (70%, n=138) and the validation cohort (30%, n=60). The receiver operating characteristic curve value for the training group was 0.858 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.781 to 0.936), whereas it was 0.845 (95% CI, 0.731 to 0.960) for the validation group. The calibration curve employed the Hosmer-Lemeshow test (p>0.05) to demonstrate the consistency between the predicted and the actual probabilities in the nomogram of these two groups. The decision curve analysis validated that the nomogram had clinical usefulness. Conclusions The nomogram, which incorporated activated partial thromboplastin time, fecal occult blood test, β2-globulin level, and fibrinogen degradation products, served as a prospective tool for evaluating UC activity in clinical practices.