Diagnosis of advanced gastric cancer using image enhancement and autofluorescence imaging systems
- 12 February 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Asian Journal of Endoscopic Surgery
- Vol. 14 (4), 700-706
- https://doi.org/10.1111/ases.12925
Abstract
Introduction The indication of laparoscopic gastrectomy for advanced cases such as serosal invasion or peritoneal dissemination is still controversial. We report the clinical experiences of laparoscopic diagnosis with image enhancement and autofluorescence (AF) systems for laparoscopic gastric cancer surgery. Methods The image enhancement system was introduced to 164 patients who underwent laparoscopic gastric cancer surgery as the AF group. The control group was defined as 165 cases who underwent bright light observation without the image enhancement system. The operative findings were recorded during surgery. All image findings were retrospectively compared with the pathological findings. Furthermore, the relationship between the image and pathological findings for peritoneal dissemination and subserosal invasion was evaluated. Results This study included 329 patients, divided into the control group of 165 patients (50.2%) and the AF group of 164 patients (49.8%). There was no statistically significant difference in patient background between the two groups. In seven cases of peritoneal dissemination, AF was positive, and macroscopic abnormal vascularization was detected. The sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values were 100%, 99.4%, 87.5%, and 100%, respectively. In 29 cases of serosal invasion, AF was positive, and macroscopic abnormal vascularization was detected. In the detection accuracy of subserosal invasion, the sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values were 75.7%, 97.6%, 90.3%, and 93.2%, respectively. Conclusion The image enhancement with the AF system is useful for the laparoscopic intraoperative diagnosis of serosal invasion and peritoneal dissemination for advanced gastric cancer.Keywords
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