@article { author = {M Al-Diab, Jasim and Abdul Sahib, Fatah and K Strak, Sarkis}, title = {ENDOSCOPIC BIOPSIES VERSUS BRUSHING ‎CYTOLOGY IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF VARIOUS GASTRO ‎INTESTINAL LESIONS WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO ‎GASTRIC TUMOURS}, journal = {Basrah Journal of Surgery}, volume = {11}, number = {2}, pages = {50-54}, year = {2005}, publisher = {University of Basrah}, issn = {1683-3589}, eissn = {2409-501X}, doi = {10.33762/bsurg.2005.57514}, abstract = {This study aimed to correlate the diagnostic efficiency of brushing cytology versus endoscopic biopsies ‎in the diagnosis of various gastro-intestinal lesions with especial reference to gastric tumours.‎ ‎ Eighty three patients who had visible mucosal lesions were studied. All lesions were brushed and ‎biopsied and were read blindly by one pathologist‏ ‏‎.‎ The sensetivety and positive predictive values for brushing cytology were 91.3% and 84.6% respectively, ‎while specificity and negative predictive value were 93.3% and 96.5%‎‏ ‏respectively. The cumulative ‎diagnostic yield for both test was 92.7%‎‏.‏‎ ‎‏ ‏ ‎ We concluded that brush cytology is a convenient, safe & accurate technique for the diagnosis of ‎various gastro intestinal lesions which should be used concurrently with endoscopic biopsies}, keywords = {}, url = {https://bjsrg.uobasrah.edu.iq/article_57514.html}, eprint = {https://bjsrg.uobasrah.edu.iq/article_57514_2587224dec66500ea1d6eaceb9b77227.pdf} }