Endoscopic balloon dilation for obstructive colorectal cancer: a basic study on morphologic and pathologic features associated with perforation - 22/08/11
, Sotaro Sadahiro, MD, PhD a, Masanori Yasuda, MD, PhD b, Satoru Shimizu, BS c, Yuji Maeda, MD a, Toshiyuki Suzuki, MD, PhD a, Nobuhiro Tokunaga, MD d, Kyoji Ogoshi, MD, PhD aRiassunto |
Background |
The use of endoscopic dilation and a self-expandable stent for colorectal cancer (CRC) presenting with a stricture or obstruction, either prior to surgery or as a palliative measure (an alternative to colostomy), causes perforation with relative high incidence (1%-17%).
Objective |
To experimentally investigate risk factors associated with perforation in excised CRC specimens.
Design |
Experimental study.
Setting |
Ex vivo experiment on freshly excised human colon cancer specimens at an academic hospital.
Patients |
This study involved 47 patients with strictured CRCs of <15 mm in internal diameter as assessed by a preoperative contrast enema.
Intervention |
Immediately after surgical resection, a balloon with a diameter of 18 mm was placed in the stricture. The balloon was inflated slowly with hydrostatic pressure over 1 minute and kept at the maximum diameter for 1 minute.
Main Outcome Measurements |
Correlations between macroscopic perforation and 20 items, including morphological and histopathological characteristics.
Results |
Perforation occurred in 8 of 47 (17.0%) CRC specimens. Four items showed statistically significant (P < .05) correlations with perforation: peritumoral proliferation of collagen fibers (relative area ≥23.9% in the visual field), annularity of the tumor, severe stricture (<7.9 mm), and fewer residual smooth muscle cells in the muscularis propria, reflecting tumor encroachment. The best predictor of perforation was a combination of severe stricture and pronounced peritumoral proliferation of collagen fibers.
Limitations |
An uncontrolled study with a small number of patients.
Conclusion |
Histopathological and morphological items associated with a decrease in elastic compliance were more important as predictors of perforation than dilation procedure parameters, such as balloon pressure.
Il testo completo di questo articolo è disponibile in PDF.Abbreviations : AIC, CRC, SEMS
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| DISCLOSURE:All authors disclosed no financial relationships relevant to this publication. |
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| This work was supported in part by a Tokai University School of Medicine Research Aid grant (A.T.) in 2008. |
Vol 71 - N° 4
P. 799-805 - aprile 2010 Ritorno al numeroBenvenuto su EM|consulte, il riferimento dei professionisti della salute.
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