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Colitis can be a life-threatening immune-related adverse event (irAE) for patients with metastatic melanoma treated with immune checkpoint blockade, a new anti-cancer immunotherapy. With the increasing use of PD-1/PD-L1 and CTLA-4 inhibitors, particularly in combination in melanoma and other cancers, timely and accurate diagnosis of colitis will become increasingly important for oncologists. The main goal of this study is to understand the clinical presentation of ipilimumab-induced colitis and to validate the use of CT scans as a safe and effective diagnostic tool. We analyzed a cohort of 303 patients who received ipilimumab at Dana Farber Cancer Institute on an expanded access protocol or standard of care between the years of 2008 and 2015. Age, number of doses and frequency of ipilimumab doses were found to be clinical characteristics which could help differentiate patients who develop ipilimumab induced colitis from those who only present with diarrhea and other gastrointestinal symptoms. Of the 303 patients, 100 (33%) developed diarrhea and 43 (14%) received treatment with corticosteroids for ipilimumab-induced colitis. For all patients with suspected immune-related colitis, an effort was made to firmly establish the diagnosis prior to or immediately after initiation of treatment. Forty-one of 43 patients (95%) who received steroids for presumed immune-related colitis had a colonoscopy and 27 of 43 (63%) patients had both computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen/pelvis and a colonoscopy including biopsy. In the 31 patients with a CT and biopsy, CT was highly predictive of the presence of colitis on biopsy (sensitivity 85%, specificity 75%, PPV 96%) and the absence of CT findings was predictive of a negative biopsy (negative LR 0.2). In the 44 patients who had symptoms and CT evaluation, CT was highly predictive of the need for steroids to reach resolution of symptoms (sensitivity 85%, specificity 88%, PPV 92%, positive LR 7.3). Fifteen of the 17 patients with negative CT findings did not require steroids to reach resolution of symptoms. In conclusion, CT of the abdomen/pelvis is a fast, reliable, and non-invasive mode of diagnosing ipilimumab-induced immune-related colitis, whereas colonoscopy may not be needed to firmly establish that diagnosis

INTRODUCTION: Abdominal pain and diarrhea are two of the most common pediatric complaints. They are often associated with a diagnosis of Crohn Disease or Ulcerative Colitis, collectively known as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). IBD is set of diseases with ill-defined pathogenesis but similar clinical presentation. Clinicians rely on colonoscopic evaluation to distinguish between the two disorders, and the rate of colonoscopies has been increasing over the past several years. With the risks and costs associated with colonoscopic evaluation, our study sought to identify physiologic variables with significant predictive value in order to better determine those most likely to have an abnormal colonoscopy. Those variables could then be incorporated into a predictive model to stratify the risk of a patient having an abnormal colonoscopy and be used as a decision assist tool for physicians. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective cohort study examining 443 patients who underwent a colonoscopy between the years of 2012 and 2016 at Boston Children’s Hospital. Data on demographics, lab work, and stool studies was collected into an online database for three separate data sets. It was analyzed using SAS 9.4 and logistic regression was performed to identify four variables with the most predictive value relating to abnormal colonoscopy. Those variables were incorporated into a predictive model. RESULTS: Several variables were determined to be statistically significant in the prediction of abnormal colonoscopy. The four variables with the most predictive value based on calculated odds ratios were family history of IBD in a first-degree relative, serum albumin, fecal lactoferrin, and platelet count. When ROC curves were generated to validate the model using the four variables for each of the data sets, the area under the ROC curve was used to assess the robustness of the predictive model. The area under the curve (AUC) for the training data set was .81, the first validation set was .79, and the second validation set was .6. DISCUSSION: ROC curves were generated for each of the data sets in order to assess the predictive ability of the model, and the AUCS were calculated. An AUC of 1.0 would indicate a predictive model with perfect predictability. The AUC of the model building set at .81 and the first validation set at .79 are indicative of a predictive model with strong predictive value. The second validation set, used to assess the success of the model on an external data set, had an AUC of .6, which is less robust in its predictive value but is of more predictive utility than a coin flip. CONCLUSION: Logistic regression yielded a parsimonious model consisting of four variables with the strongest predictive value in terms of having an abnormal colonoscopy. The variables are metrics that are routinely collected as part of ambulatory and inpatient clinic visits. When the model was validated using an external data set, it did not perform as well as expected based on the results of the training and first validation set. If the robustness of the model can be improved when validated using an external data set, it could be of great clinical utility to physicians as a decision assist tool and help to limit the number of less clinically indicated colonoscopies being performed in the future.

Colonoscopy is the gold standard and most common examination of the colon. Preparation is mandatory, but can be difficult for the patient. The aim of this study was exploring contributing factors rendering improved colonoscopy preparation. Method: An integrative review were using. 12 studies met the selection criteria. Articles were included from 2008 until 2017. The search terms used were before, care, colonoscopy, endoscopy, experience, information, nurse and preparation. The results: reported in two categories show that those patients who had personal contact with the nurses prior to the colonoscopy were most satisfied and best prepared for their examination. The feeling of sufficient information showed that the patient had less knowledge of the examination than desired. Conclusion: Information by a nurse prior to preparation helped patients to get better prepared for colonoscopy. Further, the patients were less worried and felt better prepared. This facilitated both the preparation and the colonoscopy. The result of the preparation was also proven better after verbal information by a nurse. Implication: In order to obtain well-informed and well-prepared patients, there seems to be much to gain by improving given information to enable the patients to feel safe and have a better preparation before colonoscopy. / Bakgrund: Koloskopi är gold standard och den vanligaste undersökningsmetoden av tjocktarmen och kan användas både för diagnostik och behandling. Undersökningen kräver vissa förberedelser som patienter ibland kan ha svårt att genomföra. Syftet var att utforska vad som bidrar till att patienterna kommer väl förberedda till sin koloskopiundersökning. Metod: En integrerad litteraturstudie resulterade i 12 artiklar från 2008 till 2017. Sökord som använts var before, care, colonoscopy, endoscopy, experience, information, nurse och preparation. Resultatet som redovisas i två kategorier visade att de patienter som hade haft personlig kontakt med sjuksköterskor, före undersökningen, var mest nöjda med informationen och bäst förberedda för koloskopiundersökningen. Känslan av tillräcklig information visade att man som patient hade mindre kunskap om undersökningen än vad man önskade. Konklusion: Resultatet av denna studie har visat att det som bidragit till att patienterna kommit väl förberedda till sin koloskopiundersökning har varit en personlig kontakt med information inför undersökningen. Patienterna kände sig bättre förberedda och blev mindre oroliga. Både undersökning och förberedelser upplevdes mindre besvärliga. Implikation: För att få välinformerade och väl förberedda patienter måste arbetet fortsätta med att undersöka vilken information som behövs för att patienterna ska känna sig trygga och väl förberedda inför sin undersökning.

O câncer colorretal (CCR) é uma das maiores causas de óbito no mundo industrializado, com uma incidência anual de 800.000 casos novos, o que significa 8,5% de todos os novos e 12% das mortes relacionadas a essa doença. No Brasil, excluindo-se os cânceres de pele não melanoma, o CCR é o quarto mais freqüente entre os homens e o terceiro entre as mulheres. O risco de desenvolver CCR é de aproximadamente 5% a 6% na população ocidental. Existem evidências epidemiológicas de redução do CCR em 60% -90% quando a colonoscopia com polipectomia é usada preventivamente A colonoscopia ainda é o melhor método para o diagnóstico precoce do CCR e das lesões precursoras. Contudo existem falhas de detecção não desprezíveis. O objetivo deste estudo foi comparar o resultado do exame detalhado da mucosa do cólon e do reto através da colonoscopia convencional, da cromoendoscopia e do NBI, na detecção de lesões elevadas, deprimidas e planas em pacientes submetidos ao exame sem antecedentes pessoais e ou familiares. Entre janeiro de 2007 e outubro de 2009 foram selecionados 181 pacientes divididos aleatoriamente em três grupos: A: 48 pacientes, controle; B: 29 pacientes, NBI; C: 104 pacientes, cromoscopia difusa. Pode-se observar que dos 181 pacientes examinados 38 (21%) não apresentavam lesões. Os 143 pacientes com lesão, apresentaram um número médio de 2,65 lesões, com mínimo de 1 e máximo de 7 lesões. Nos total dos 181 pacientes e no conjunto dos 143 pacientes com lesões não foi observada diferença estatisticamente significante entre os três grupos A, B e C para a idade, o tempo reto-ceco e o tempo ceco-reto, enquanto que para a altura, peso e conseqüente IMC houve variação estatística. O tamanho médio das 379 lesões encontradas nos 143 pacientes, avaliado pelo seu diâmetro foi de 5,45 ± 2,84 mm, sem variação estatística entre os grupos, entre os hemicólons e entre os hemicólons nos grupos. Os tamanhos das lesões foram reunidos em três intervalos distintos: até 5 mm (76,30%), de 6 a 10 mm (19,50%) e de 11 a 20 mm (4,20%). Do total de 379 lesões, 203 (53,6%) mostraram-se neoplásicas e 176 (46,4%) não neoplásicas. O tamanho médio das 203 lesões neoplásicas foi de 5,96 mm, e das 176 não neoplásicas, 4,87 mm. As lesões neoplásicas mostraram-se maiores que as não neoplásicas, com significância estatística. Nos grupos não houve variação significante entre neoplasia e não neoplasia, mas diferença significante entre o tamanho das neoplasias e não neoplasias. Não houve diferença estatística entre os tamanhos das lesões nos dois hemicólons, mas com diferença significante entre os tamanhos das lesões neoplásicas e não neoplásicas. O mesmo se observa quando os segmentos do cólon são analisados individualmente. Os dois segmentos que apresentaram diferença significante, especificamente, quanto ao tamanho das lesões neoplásicas e não neoplásicos foram o sigmóide e o transverso. Nota-se que todas as lesões subpediculadas e as lesões plano-elevadas com depressão central eram neoplásicas. As lesões planas e neoplásicas são proporcionalmente mais visíveis no hemicólon direito nos grupos B (85,7%) e C (67,9%), sem diferença estatística. As hipóteses diagnósticas das lesões feitas durante o exame colonoscópico foram comparadas com os resultados histopatológicos. Pode-se observar que no grupo A sensibilidade de 82,7%, especificidade de 59%, com taxa de concordância de 72,5 %, considerada regular, no grupo B sensibilidade de 92,3%, especificidade de 61,9%, com concordância de 78,7 %, regular e no C sensibilidade de 88,8%, especificidade de 79,3%, taxa de concordância de 84,2%, considerada boa. Proporcionalmente o grupo C tem maior número de pacientes com três ou mais lesões e três ou mais lesões neoplásicas, mas sem valor estatístico. Conclui-se que não houve diferença estatística entre os 181 pacientes examinados e os 143 pacientes com lesões, quanto aos dados gerais, não houve diferenças significativas quanto ao número relativo, ao tipo e ao tamanho das lesões. As lesões neoplásicas apresentam-se maiores quando comparadas às não-neoplásicas, com significância estatística. A concordância entre a hipótese diagnóstica colonoscópica e a histologia é maior no grupo da cromoscopia / Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the largest causes of death on the industrialized world. Its annual incidence of 800.000 new cases means 8,5% of all the new ones and 12% of deaths related to this disease. In Brazil, excluding the non-melanoma skin-cancers, CRC is the fourth more frequent among men and the third one among women. The risk for developping CRC is approximately of 5 to 6% on the Western population. There are epidemiological evidences for reducing CRC on 60-90% when colonoscopy with polypectomy is used preventively. Colonoscopy is still the best method both for the early dyagnosis of CRC and precursor lesions. However, there are non-contemptible failures on the detection. This paper purpose was comparing the result of colon and rectum mucous membrane detailed test through conventional colonoscopy, chromoendoscopy and NBI, on the detection of augmented, depressed and flat lesions in patients submitted to it without any personal or familiar antecedents. Between January 2007 and October 2009 181 patients were selected randomically and divided into 3 groups: A: 48 control patients; B: 29 patients, NBI; C: 104 patients, diffuse chromoscopy. It is observed that, from the 181 examined patients, 38 (21%) didnt present lesions. The 143 patients with lesion, presented an average number of 2,65 lesions, with a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 7 lesions. On the total of the 181 patients and on the whole of the 143 patients with lesions it was not observed any statistically significant difference among the three groups A, B and C as for Age, the Rectum-Cecum Time and the Cecum-Rectum Time, while there was a statistical variation for Height, Weight and consequent bmi. The average size of the 379 lesions found on the 143 patients, assessed by its diameter was of 5,45 mm (2.14 in.) + 2,84 mm (1,11 in), without any statistical variation among the groups, among the hemicolons and among the hemicolons in the groups. The size of the lesions were gathered into three distinct intervals: up to 5 mm [1.9 in.] (76,30%), from 6 mm [2.3 in.] to 10 mm [3.9 in] (19,50%) and from 11 to 20 mm [4.3 to 7.8 in] (4,20%). From the total of 379 lesions, 203 (53,6%) revealed themselves neoplastic and 176 (46,4%) non-neoplastic. The average size of the 203 neoplastic lesions was of 5,96 mm (2.34 in.), and of the 176 non-neoplastic ones, 4,87 mm [12,36 in]. Neoplastic lesions have shown larger than the non-neoplastic ones, with a stastistical significance. On the groups there is any significant variation between neoplasia and non-neoplasia, but a significant difference between the neoplasias and non-neoplasias size. There was any statistical difference among the lesion size on both hemicolons, however, a significant difference among the sizes of neoplastic and non-neoplastic ones. The same is observed when colon segments were analyzed individually. The two segments that have presented significant lesions, specifically on what concerns the size of neoplastic and non-neoplastic ones were the Sigmoid and the Transverse. It is observed that all the subpediculated lesions and the flat-augmented ones with a central depression were neoplastics. The flat and neoplastic lesions are proportionally more visible on the right hemicolon at groups B (85,7%) and C (67,9%), without any statistical difference. The diagnostic hypotheses of the lesions grown during the colonoscopic test were compared to the histopathological results. On control group (A) it is observed a 82,7% sensibility, a 59% specificity with a concordance rate of 72,5%, considered regular. On group B it is observed a 92,3% sensibility, a 61,9% specificity, with a regular concordance rate of 78,7%. On group C it is observed a 88,8% sensibility, a 79,3% specificity, a 84,2% concordance rate, considered good. Proportionally group C has a larger number of patients with 3 or more lesions and or more neoplastic lesions, but with no statistical value. On what concerns general data, it is concluded that there wasnt any statistical difference among the 181 patients examined and the 143 ones presenting lesions as for the relative number, the type and size of the lesions. Neoplastic lesions appear to be larger when compared to non-neoplastic ones, with a statistical significance. The concordance between the colonoscopic diagnostic hypothesis and the histology is larger on chromoscopy group

A colonoscopia é atualmente o padrão ouro para investigação da mucosa dos cólons, reto e íleo terminal. Para sua realização, há necessidade de uso de soluções para limpeza do cólon que, em geral, são mal toleradas pelos pacientes. Os objetivos do presente estudo foram comparar duas soluções de preparo intestinal para colonoscopia, quanto à efetividade, tolerabilidade, aceitabilidade e segurança em pacientes que se submeteriam a colonoscopia eletivamente, no Centro de Diagnóstico em Gastroenterologia do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo. Trata-se de estudo unicêntrico, prospectivo, com alocação aleatória dos pacientes. Cem pacientes pareados por sexo e idade foram randomizados em dois grupos. O grupo I recebeu bisacodil mais 1 litro de Polietilenoglicol (PEG) na véspera e 1 litro no dia do exame. O grupo II recebeu bisacodil na véspera e 1 litro de manitol 10% no dia do exame. A mesma dieta foi orientada nos dois grupos. A qualidade do preparo foi graduada através das escalas de Boston e Ottawa. A tolerabilidade e aceitabilidade foram aferidas por questionários previamente estudados. Quanto à segurança, foram ava liadas: variação de sinais vitais antes e após o preparo e complicações. Noventa e seis pacientes (96%) completaram o estudo. Não se observou diferença na qualidade do preparo entre os grupos(p = 0,059). Quanto à tolerabilidade, o grupo I (PEG) apresentou frequência significativamente menor de náusea, vômito, dor abdominal e distensão abdominal (p < 0,05). A aceitabilidade foi significativamente melhor com o grupo I (PEG) (p < 0,05). Em relação à segurança, o grupo I (PEG) apresentou-se mais seguro. No presente estudo, podemos concluir que ambos os preparos são semelhantes em eficácia (p > 0,05) e a solução de PEG apresentou melhor tolerabilidade, aceitabilidade e segurança em comparação ao preparo com manitol (p < 0,05). / Colonoscopy is currently the gold standard to examine the colon, the rectum, and the terminal ileum. To perform a colonoscopy, is necessary to use solutions to clean the colon that are generally poorly tolerated by the patients. The study aims to compare the effectiveness, tolerability, acceptability and safety of two solutions used for intestinal preparation for elective colonoscopy examination in the Diagnosis Center Of Hospital das Clinicas, Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo. It is a Prospective study carried out in a single center, with random allocation of the patients. One hundred patients that were paired based on sex and age were randomized into two groups. Group I received bisacodyl plus 1 liter of polyethylene glycol (PEG) the night before and 1 liter on the day of the exam. Group II received bisacodyl the night before and 1 liter of a 10% mannitol solution on the day of the exam. The patients diet was the same for both groups. The quality of the preparation was graded based on the Boston and Ottawa scales. Tolerability and acceptability were measured using previously validated questionnaires. In terms of safety, variations in vital signs before and after the preparation were recorded, as well as any complications. Ninety-six patients (96%) completed the study. No difference was observed in the quality of the preparation between the two preparation methods (p = 0,059). As for tolerability, group II (the mannitol preparation group) presented a significantly higher frequency of nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain and abdominal distension (p < 0,05). Acceptability was significantly better in group I (p < 0,05). The PEG solution was also shown to be safer than mannitol. Based on the present study, the following conclusions can be made: 1) Both methods of preparation had similar efficiencies (p > 0,05); 2) PEG method showed higher tolerability, acceptability and safety compared to the mannitol method (p < 0,05).

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For many years there has been a suggested association between multiple sclerosis (MS) and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Aside from their common epidemiological and immunological similarities, there appears to be an association between the incidence of both diseases coexisting. We report a case of a 41-year-old man with chronic diarrhea and weakness, who was found to have concomitant MS and Crohn's Disease. Our report underscores the importance clinicians of maintaining a high degree of suspicion about the potential association of these conditions among these patient populations.

Recent reports suggest that measuring the objective quality is very essential towards the success of colonoscopy. Several quality indicators (i.e. metrics) proposed in recent studies are implemented in software systems that compute real-time quality scores for routine screening colonoscopy. Most quality metrics are derived based on various temporal events occurred during the colonoscopy procedure. The location of the phase boundary between the insertion and the withdrawal phases and the amount of circumferential inspection are two such important temporal events. These two temporal events can be determined by analyzing various camera motions of the colonoscope. This dissertation put forward a novel method to estimate X, Y and Z directional motions of the colonoscope using motion vector templates. Since abnormalities of a WCE or a colonoscopy video can be found in a small number of frames (around 5% out of total frames), it is very helpful if a computer system can decide whether a frame has any mucosal abnormalities. Also, the number of detected abnormal lesions during a procedure is used as a quality indicator. Majority of the existing abnormal detection methods focus on detecting only one type of abnormality or the overall accuracies are somewhat low if the method tries to detect multiple abnormalities. Most abnormalities in endoscopy images have unique textures which are clearly distinguishable from normal textures. In this dissertation a new method is proposed that achieves the objective of detecting multiple abnormalities with a higher accuracy using a multi-texture analysis technique. The multi-texture analysis method is designed by representing WCE and colonoscopy image textures as textons.

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