TY - JOUR
T1 - Evaluation of Duct-Cell and Acinar-Cell Function and Endosonographic Abnormalities in Patients With Suspected Chronic Pancreatitis
AU - Stevens, Tyler
AU - Dumot, John A.
AU - Zuccaro, Gregory
AU - Vargo, John J.
AU - Parsi, Mansour A.
AU - Lopez, Rocio
AU - Kirchner, H. Lester
AU - Purich, Edward
AU - Conwell, Darwin L.
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was funded by grants from the National Pancreas Foundation and the Cleveland Clinic Research Programs Council. The synthetic human secretin used in this study was provided by ChiRhoClin, Inc.
PY - 2009/1
Y1 - 2009/1
N2 - Background & Aims: Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) detects mild and severe structural abnormalities of the pancreas that correlate with fibrosis. Direct pancreatic function tests (PFTs) detect mild exocrine insufficiency associated with early fibrosis. The primary aim of this study was to compare EUS structural criteria with duct-cell and acinar-cell function. Methods: Fifty patients evaluated for chronic pancreatitis underwent combined EUS and secretin endoscopic PFTs (ePFT) on day 1 and CCK ePFT on day 2. EUS images were videotaped and interpreted by consensus of 3 blinded expert reviewers. Results: There were inverse correlations of EUS consensus score with both duct-cell bicarbonate secretion (R = -0.71, P < .001) and acinar-cell lipase secretion (R = -0.52, P < .001). With secretin ePFT as reference standard, EUS (≥4 criteria) showed a sensitivity of 71% (95% confidence interval [CI], 53%-89%) and specificity of 92% (95% CI, 75%-99%). With CCK ePFT as reference standard, EUS had a sensitivity of 63% (95% CI, 43%-82%) and specificity of 85% (95% CI, 71%-98%). Main duct dilation, irregularity, calcifications, and visible side-branches were most predictive of exocrine insufficiency (positive predictive value >80% for both acinar- and duct-cell insufficiency). Conclusions: Acinar- and duct-cell function decreases as EUS structural abnormalities increase. EUS has fair sensitivity and very good specificity compared with secretin and CCK functional reference standards.
AB - Background & Aims: Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) detects mild and severe structural abnormalities of the pancreas that correlate with fibrosis. Direct pancreatic function tests (PFTs) detect mild exocrine insufficiency associated with early fibrosis. The primary aim of this study was to compare EUS structural criteria with duct-cell and acinar-cell function. Methods: Fifty patients evaluated for chronic pancreatitis underwent combined EUS and secretin endoscopic PFTs (ePFT) on day 1 and CCK ePFT on day 2. EUS images were videotaped and interpreted by consensus of 3 blinded expert reviewers. Results: There were inverse correlations of EUS consensus score with both duct-cell bicarbonate secretion (R = -0.71, P < .001) and acinar-cell lipase secretion (R = -0.52, P < .001). With secretin ePFT as reference standard, EUS (≥4 criteria) showed a sensitivity of 71% (95% confidence interval [CI], 53%-89%) and specificity of 92% (95% CI, 75%-99%). With CCK ePFT as reference standard, EUS had a sensitivity of 63% (95% CI, 43%-82%) and specificity of 85% (95% CI, 71%-98%). Main duct dilation, irregularity, calcifications, and visible side-branches were most predictive of exocrine insufficiency (positive predictive value >80% for both acinar- and duct-cell insufficiency). Conclusions: Acinar- and duct-cell function decreases as EUS structural abnormalities increase. EUS has fair sensitivity and very good specificity compared with secretin and CCK functional reference standards.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.cgh.2008.09.002
DO - 10.1016/j.cgh.2008.09.002
M3 - Article
C2 - 18955165
AN - SCOPUS:58049203995
SN - 1542-3565
VL - 7
SP - 114
EP - 119
JO - Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology
JF - Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology
IS - 1
ER -