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ArticleWorld journal of surgical oncology2023

The value of CT findings combined with inflammatory indicators for preoperative differentiation of benign and malignant gallbladder polypoid lesions.

Juan Zhang, Yuxian Wu, Yayuan Feng, Jiazhao Fu, Ningyang Jia

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Article in World journal of surgical oncology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Juan Zhang *Department of Radiology, Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Third Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, No.225 Changhai, Shanghai, 200433, China.
Yuxian Wu *Department of Radiology, Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Third Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, No.225 Changhai, Shanghai, 200433, China.
Yayuan Feng *Department of Radiology, Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Third Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, No.225 Changhai, Shanghai, 200433, China.
Jiazhao FuDepartment of Organ Transplantation, Changhai Hospital, First Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, Shanghai, 200433, China. fujiazhao@126.com.
Ningyang JiaDepartment of Radiology, Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Third Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, No.225 Changhai, Shanghai, 200433, China. ningyangjia@163.com.
Second Military Medical University · CNEastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital · CN

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Abstract

backgroundThe study aimed to explore the value of CT findings and inflammatory indicators in differentiating benign and malignant gallbladder polypoid lesions before surgery.

methodsThe study comprised a total of 113 pathologically confirmed gallbladder polypoid lesions with a maximum diameter ≥ 1 cm (68 benign and 45 malignant), all of which were enhanced CT-scanned within 1 month before surgery. The CT findings and inflammatory indicators of the patients were analyzed by univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis to identify independent predictors of gallbladder polypoid lesions, and then a nomogram distinguishing benign and malignant gallbladder polypoid lesions was developed by combining these characteristics. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve and decision curve were plotted to assess the performance of the nomogram.

resultsBase status of the lesion (p < 0.001), plain CT value (p < 0.001), neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) (p = 0.041), and monocyte-lymphocyte ratio (MLR) (p = 0.022) were independent predictors of malignant polypoid lesions of the gallbladder. The nomogram model established by incorporating the above factors had good performance in differentiating and predicting benign and malignant gallbladder polypoid lesions (AUC = 0.964), with sensitivity and specificity of 82.4% and 97.8%, respectively. The DCA demonstrated the important clinical utility of our nomogram.

conclusionCT findings combined with inflammatory indicators can effectively differentiate benign and malignant gallbladder polypoid lesions before surgery, which is valuable for clinical decision-making.

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Gallbladder NeoplasmsPolypsHumansRetrospective StudiesSensitivity and SpecificityTomography, X-Ray ComputedComputed tomographyGallbladder polypoidsInflammatory indicatorNomogram

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