COVID-19 pandemic enforced the interruption of routine endoscopic examinations raising the issue of potential delays in the diagnosis of high-risk lesions. We conducted a multicentre study to assess the decrease of GI and pancreato-biliary high-risk lesions detection consequent to the reduction of the endoscopic activity. The lockdown period was compared to the equivalent timeframe of the previous 3 years. Endoscopic procedures decreased by 72.9% (elective 72.4% and urgent 51.3%); the overall cases of high-grade dysplasia/cancers decreased by 59.1% (23.4% pancreato-biliary cancers; 70.6% and 68.8% upper and lower GI lesions). The postemergency period should aim at limiting high-risk lesions delayed diagnoses.

Effects of SARS-CoV-2 emergency measures on high-risk lesions detection: a multicentre cross-sectional study / Furnari, Manuele; Eusebi, Leonardo Henry; Savarino, Edoardo; Petruzzellis, Carlo; Esposito, Gianluca; Maida, Marcello; Ricciardiello, Luigi; Pecere, Silvia; Buda, Andrea; De Bona, Manuela; Spada, Cristiano; Di Giulio, Emilio; Costamagna, Guido; Boskoski, Ivo; Giannini, Edoardo G; The Young-ENDO-ITA Study Group, ; Cazzato, Maria. - In: GUT. - ISSN 0017-5749. - (2020), pp. 1-3. [10.1136/gutjnl-2020-323116]

Effects of SARS-CoV-2 emergency measures on high-risk lesions detection: a multicentre cross-sectional study

Esposito, Gianluca;Di Giulio, Emilio;Maria, Cazzato
2020

Abstract

COVID-19 pandemic enforced the interruption of routine endoscopic examinations raising the issue of potential delays in the diagnosis of high-risk lesions. We conducted a multicentre study to assess the decrease of GI and pancreato-biliary high-risk lesions detection consequent to the reduction of the endoscopic activity. The lockdown period was compared to the equivalent timeframe of the previous 3 years. Endoscopic procedures decreased by 72.9% (elective 72.4% and urgent 51.3%); the overall cases of high-grade dysplasia/cancers decreased by 59.1% (23.4% pancreato-biliary cancers; 70.6% and 68.8% upper and lower GI lesions). The postemergency period should aim at limiting high-risk lesions delayed diagnoses.
2020
endoscopy; gastrointestinal cancer; COVID-19
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Effects of SARS-CoV-2 emergency measures on high-risk lesions detection: a multicentre cross-sectional study / Furnari, Manuele; Eusebi, Leonardo Henry; Savarino, Edoardo; Petruzzellis, Carlo; Esposito, Gianluca; Maida, Marcello; Ricciardiello, Luigi; Pecere, Silvia; Buda, Andrea; De Bona, Manuela; Spada, Cristiano; Di Giulio, Emilio; Costamagna, Guido; Boskoski, Ivo; Giannini, Edoardo G; The Young-ENDO-ITA Study Group, ; Cazzato, Maria. - In: GUT. - ISSN 0017-5749. - (2020), pp. 1-3. [10.1136/gutjnl-2020-323116]
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