Hydrosonography ac a supplement to endoscopy in the diagnosis of gastric and colorectal neoplasms

Abstract EN

A prospective study was conducted on 81 • 51 ales and 3® fema^es mt^ a mean a&e °f ^Jears and a mean body weight of 53.6 kg.

to assess the val Patients' ma eSf!i , # the diagnosis of gastric and colorectal neoplasms and the possibility of its usage as Q suZ °f jLosis of these neoplasms.

Thirty-one patients with suspected gastric neoplasms and 50 patiey,^26^ M 0Si0l" 6 .

plasms.

While HUS followed gastroscopy in those with suspected gastric neoplasm, it w * Wh suspecte co °*c a patients after excluding 7 patients.

Nine out of 31 patients had malignant gastric tumors / °W€ C° 0rl0S^' ™ fUo2y, HUS diagnosed only 7 patients, the 2 missed cases both had tumors located at the cardi ^ tafUTJS for detecting gastric neoplasm was 77.7 %, specificity 100 %, positive predictive value JQO X sensltmtJ °J J 0iue £ %.\n those with suspected colorectal neoplasms, 12 out of 43 patients had nmZ °nd, ne^m ^ \ Udopathohw, HUS diagnosed only 10patients, the sensitivity was 85.7 %, specificity w colonoscoPJ “n , fQO % and negative predictive value 93.3%, the two missed cases, one had a tumor at Ale 0therhad a small polyp less than 5 mm in diameter located at the left colon.

We concluded that H ^ ^^iTlow cost, Peiforme^ tolera^e and effective methodfor the diagnosis of gastric and colorectal „ .

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However, it may miss tumors of the gastric cardia, distal rectu 11 ^lvt>7we hilty commend its usage as a preliminary test when there is no facilities for endoscopy 0r ™ and ma P09PS' and i„patients who refuse endoscopy or can not tolerate the procedure.

The usage 0f Hl/s native ’sta ini °i&astric or colorectal tumors needs t0 be emlliated further.