Adjunctive Yield of Wide-Area Transepithelial Sampling for Dysplasia Detection After Advanced Imaging and Random Biopsies in Barrett's Esophagus

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INTRODUCTION: Little is known about the additive yield of wide-area transepithelial sampling with computer-assisted three-dimensional analysis (WATS-3D) after a thorough examination with advanced imaging. The aim was to evaluate the adjunctive yield of WATS-3D after advanced imaging. METHODS: This is an observational cohort study from January 2017 to December 2018 for consecutive patients who underwent an examination that consists of high-definition white light endoscopy (HDWLE), narrow-band imaging (NBI), volumetric laser endomicroscopy (VLE), and Seattle protocol (SP) biopsies (collectively termed HDWLE-NBI-VLE-SP examination). Raised lesions were removed by endoscopic resection. Areas suspicious for dysplasia on NBI and VLE were biopsied. This was followed by random biopsies and WATS-3D brush biopsies. RESULTS: One hundred thirty-eight cases were included in this study. Thirty-five cases (25% of the total) were identified as some degree of dysplasia on the HDWLE-NBI-VLE-SP examination. Adjunctive use of WATS-3D yielded an additional 12 new cases of dysplasia (9 with crypt dysplasia and 3 with low-grade dysplasia [LGD]), for added yield of 34.3% (=12/35, 95% confidence interval 14.6%-62.2%). When restricting the analysis to LGD and higher, 21 dysplastic cases (15% of the total cases) were identified by HDWLE-NBI-VLE-SP, while WATS-3D found 4 additional new cases (3 with LGD and 1 with high-grade dysplasia) for an added yield of 19% (=4/21, 95% confidence interval 0.6%-45.7%). DISCUSSION: The addition of WATS-3D to an already thorough examination with HDWLE-NBI-VLE-SP may increase the yield of dysplasia detection.

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Raphael, K. L., Stewart, M., Sejpal, D. V., Cheung, M., Whitson, M. J., Han, D., … Trindade, A. J. (2019). Adjunctive Yield of Wide-Area Transepithelial Sampling for Dysplasia Detection After Advanced Imaging and Random Biopsies in Barrett’s Esophagus. Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology, 10(12), e00107. https://doi.org/10.14309/ctg.0000000000000107

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