Local staging of rectal carcinoma: endorectal ultrasound versus magnetic resonance imaging. Systematic review of literature and meta-analysis

New surgical techniques in the treatment of rectal cancer have improved survival mainly by reducing local recurrences. A preoperative staging method is required to accurately identify tumor stage and planning the appropriate treatment. MRI and ERUS are currently being used for the local staging (T s...

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Autores: Guenaga, Katia F., Otoch, Jose P., Artifon, Everson L. A.
Tipo de documento: artigo
Estado:Versão publicada
Data de publicação:2016
País:Perú
Recursos:Sociedad de Gastroenterología del Perú
Repositório:Revista de Gastroenterología del Perú
Idioma:espanhol
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.revistagastroperu.com:article/22
Acesso em linha:https://revistagastroperu.com/index.php/rgp/article/view/22
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:Rectal cancer
Magnetic resonance imaging
Ultrasonography
Descrição
Resumo:New surgical techniques in the treatment of rectal cancer have improved survival mainly by reducing local recurrences. A preoperative staging method is required to accurately identify tumor stage and planning the appropriate treatment. MRI and ERUS are currently being used for the local staging (T stage). In this review, the accuracy of MRI and ERUS with rigid probe was compared against the gold standard of the pathological findings in the resection specimens. Five studies met the inclusion criteria and were included in this meta-analysis. The accuracy was 91.0% to ERUS and 86.8% to MRI (p=0.27). The result has no statistical significance but with pronounced heterogeneity between the included trials as well as other published reviews. We can conclude that there is a clear need for good quality, larger scale and prospective studies.