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ArticleClinical transplantation2015

Ultrasonographic evaluation of gastrointestinal graft-versus-host disease after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

Mutsumi Nishida, Akio Shigematsu, Megumi Sato, Yusuke Kudo, Satomi Omotehara, Tatsunori Horie, Takahito Iwai, Tomoyuki Endo, Akihiro Iguchi, Hitoshi Shibuya and 3 more

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Article in Clinical transplantation, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
8citing papers in PubMed
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 44% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Mutsumi NishidaDivision of Laboratory and Transfusion Medicine, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Japan.
Akio ShigematsuDivision of Laboratory and Transfusion Medicine, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Japan.
Megumi SatoDiagnostic Center for Sonography, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Japan.
Yusuke KudoDivision of Laboratory and Transfusion Medicine, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Japan.
Satomi OmoteharaDivision of Laboratory and Transfusion Medicine, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Japan.
Tatsunori HorieDiagnostic Center for Sonography, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Japan.
Takahito IwaiDivision of Laboratory and Transfusion Medicine, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Japan.
Tomoyuki EndoDepartment of Hematology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.
Akihiro IguchiDepartment of Pediatrics, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Japan.
Hitoshi ShibuyaDivision of Laboratory and Transfusion Medicine, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Japan.
Kanako HatanakaDepartment of Surgical Pathology, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Japan.
Chikara ShimizuDivision of Laboratory and Transfusion Medicine, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Japan.
Takanori TeshimaDepartment of Hematology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.
Hokkaido University Hospital · JPHokkaido University · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gastrointestinal graft-versus-host disease (GI-GVHD) is a major and life-threatening complication of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). This study evaluated the efficacy of ultrasonography (US) for assessing and monitoring GI-GVHD. GI tract was evaluated by US in 81 patients. US findings were positive in 43 patients, including 11 false positive, and negative in 38 patients. Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value, and accuracy of US for the diagnosis of GI-GVHD were 100%, 78%, 74%, 100%, and 86%, respectively. Diffuse wall thickening of the ileum was the most frequent finding in patients with GI-GVHD. Severity of GI-GVHD was correlated with the thickness of internal low echoic layer of the wall, the echogenicity of mesenteric fat tissue, and the intensity of Doppler signaling. We classified US findings of GI-GVHD into four US grades. There was a significant correlation between clinical stage of GI-GVHD and the US grade. These ultrasonographic abnormalities were improved with clinical improvement of GI-GVHD upon treatment. Thus, US is an effective and efficient non-invasive means of identifying the extent and severity of GI-GVHD and monitoring response to treatment.

Indexed as

AdultAgedFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGastrointestinal DiseasesGraft RejectionGraft SurvivalGraft vs Host DiseaseHematologic DiseasesHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationHumansMaleMiddle AgedPrognosisRisk FactorsUltrasonographycolor Dopplergastrointestinal tractgraft-versus-host diseasehematopoietic stem cell transplantationmethylprednisoloneultrasonography

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PMID26009803
PMCPMC4744723
OpenAlexW1830015274

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