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ArticleInternational journal of colorectal disease2021

Clinical usefulness of linked color imaging for evaluation of endoscopic activity and prediction of relapse in ulcerative colitis.

Kenta Matsumoto, Shiro Oka, Shinji Tanaka, Katsuaki Inagaki, Yuki Okamoto, Hidenori Tanaka, Toshikatsu Naito, Masaki Wakai, Ken Yamashita, Yuki Ninomiya and 4 more

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Article in International journal of colorectal disease, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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14 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Kenta MatsumotoDepartment of Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Hiroshima University Hospital, 1-2-3, Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan.
Shiro OkaDepartment of Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Hiroshima University Hospital, 1-2-3, Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan. oka4683@hiroshima-u.ac.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1773-8293
Shinji TanakaDepartment of Endoscopy, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan.
Katsuaki InagakiDepartment of Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Hiroshima University Hospital, 1-2-3, Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan.
Yuki OkamotoDepartment of Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Hiroshima University Hospital, 1-2-3, Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan.
Hidenori TanakaDepartment of Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Hiroshima University Hospital, 1-2-3, Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan.
Toshikatsu NaitoDepartment of Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Hiroshima University Hospital, 1-2-3, Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan.
Masaki WakaiDepartment of Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Hiroshima University Hospital, 1-2-3, Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan.
Ken YamashitaDepartment of Endoscopy, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan.
Yuki NinomiyaDepartment of Endoscopy, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan.
Ryohei HayashiDepartment of Endoscopy, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan.
Yasuhiko KitadaiDepartment of Health Sciences, Prefectural University of Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan.
Fumio ShimamotoFaculty of Health Sciences, Hiroshima Shudo University, Hiroshima, Japan.
Kazuaki ChayamaDepartment of Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Hiroshima University Hospital, 1-2-3, Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan.
Hiroshima University Hospital · JPHiroshima Shudo University · JPPrefectural University of Hiroshima · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeIn the treatment of ulcerative colitis (UC), accurate evaluation of UC activity is important to achieve mucosal healing. We sought to investigate the clinical utility of linked color imaging (LCI) for the evaluation of endoscopic activity and prediction of relapse in UC patients.

methodsWe enrolled 72 consecutive UC patients in remission who underwent colonoscopy at our institution between September 2016 and October 2018. The relationship between the presence of redness in white light imaging (WLI) and LCI and histopathological inflammation (Geboes score: GS) at 238 biopsy sites was examined. We also assessed the presence or absence of planar redness in the entire rectum as ± and classified the patients into three groups according to the combination of WLI/LCI: A: WLI-/LCI-, B: WLI-/LCI+, and C: WLI+/LCI+. The relationship between WLI/LCI classification and relapse in 64 patients followed up for more than 12 months from initial colonoscopy was assessed and compared to the Mayo endoscopic subscore (MES).

resultsA GS of 0 or 1 accounted for 89% of WLI/LCI non-redness sites, while a GS of 2 or 3 accounted for 42% of WLI non-redness/LCI redness sites. LCI findings were significantly correlated with GS. During follow-up, 10 patients in group C and four patients in group B relapsed, but none in group A. Non-relapse rates were significantly correlated with WLI/LCI classification, but not with MES.

conclusionLCI is a useful modality for accurate assessment of endoscopic activity and prediction of relapse in UC by detecting mild inflammation unrecognizable by WLI.

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Colitis, UlcerativeColonoscopyColorDiagnostic ImagingHumansRecurrenceGeboes score (GS)Linked color imaging (LCI)Mayo endoscopic subscore (MES)RemissionUlcerative colitis (UC)

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