Giovanni De Fabritiis
University of Ferrara
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The American Journal of Gastroenterology | 2004
Gianluca Bersani; Angelo Rossi; Alessandra Suzzi; Giorgio Ricci; Giovanni De Fabritiis; Vittorio Alvisi
OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to compare the diagnostic performance of the two systems for the evaluation of the appropriateness of upper digestive endoscopy suggested by the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) and by the European Panel on the Appropriateness of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (EPAGE).METHODS:Patients referred for the upper digestive endoscopy (EGD) to a University Outpatients Clinic of Northeastern Italy were consecutively included in this prospective observational study. Before the EGD, the endoscopist assigned the patients to one of the ASGE appropriateness classes; another endoscopist then identified the detailed clinical scenario for the patients, which corresponds to scenarios examined by EPAGE by using a nine-point scale: 1–3 inappropriate; 4–6 uncertain; and 7–9 appropriate. The relationship between the appropriateness of use and the presence of relevant endoscopic lesions (neoplasms, ulcers, esophagitis, erosive gastritis/duodenitis, stenosis, and varices) was assessed, calculating the sensitivity and the specificity for each of the ASGE criteria, and each of the EPAGE scores, and plotting them to form a receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve. The area under the ROC curve (AUC) provides a summary measure of test performance, and can vary from a minimum of 0.5 to a maximum of 1.0. We compared the AUC of the ROC curve derived from the ASGE criteria against that derived from the EPAGE criteria.RESULTS:A total of 2,300 consecutive patients were included in the study (42% men; mean age: 57.3; range: 12–99); comparison of appropriateness criteria according to the ASGE and EPAGE could be made for 2,000 patients. The AUC of the ROC curve derived from the ASGE criteria was 0.553 (95% CI: 0.527–0.579), significantly higher than the AUC of the ROC curve derived from the EPAGE score: 0.523 (95% CI: 0.497–0.549; p < 0.05).CONCLUSIONS:We suggest that the diagnostic yield for relevant endoscopic findings obtained by both the systems (ASGE and EPAGE) is low; slightly better results could be accomplished by the ASGE criteria.
The American Journal of Gastroenterology | 2003
Gianluca Bersani; Angelo Rossi; Alessandra Suzzi; Giorgio Ricci; Giovanni De Fabritiis; Vittorio Alvisi
For the appropriate use of upper digestive endoscopy are ASGE criteria more accurate than EPAGE method?
The American Journal of Gastroenterology | 2000
Gianluca Bersani; Angelo Rossi; Giorgio Ricci; Giovanni De Fabritiis; Francesco Santilli; Alessandra Suzzi; Roberto Parri; Vittorio Alvisi
Endoscopic esophagitis: prevalence and association with gastritis, hiatal hernia and Helicobacter pylori (HP) infection
Obesity Surgery | 2008
Giorgio Ricci; Gianluca Bersani; Angelo Rossi; F. Pigò; Giovanni De Fabritiis; Vittorio Alvisi
/data/revues/00165107/v63i5/S0016510706010716/ | 2011
Gianluca Bersani; Francesca Baiardi; Angelo Rossi; Giorgio Ricci; Giovanni De Fabritiis; Riccardo Arone Di Bertolino; Vittorio Alvisi
/data/revues/00165107/v61i5/S001651070500845X/ | 2011
Gianluca Bersani; Angelo Rossi; Beatrice Gorini; Alessandra Suzzi; Giorgio Ricci; Giovanni De Fabritiis; Vittorio Alvisi
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy | 2006
Gianluca Bersani; Angelo Rossi; Luigi Solmi; Giulio Cariati; Maria Marino; Giorgio Ricci; Giovanni De Fabritiis; Vittorio Alvisi
The American Journal of Gastroenterology | 2002
Giorgio Ricci; Gianluca Bersani; Monica De Mattei; Giordano Stabellini; Giovanni De Fabritiis; Angelo Rossi; Alessandra Suzzi; Francesco Santilli; Beatrice Gorini; Massimo Gandolfi; Vittorio Alvisi
The American Journal of Gastroenterology | 2002
Angelo Rossi; Gianluca Bersani; Giorgio Ricci; Giovanni De Fabritiis; Valeria Pollino; Francesco Santilli; Vittorio Alvisi
The American Journal of Gastroenterology | 2002
Angelo Rossi; Gianluca Bersani; Giorgio Ricci; Giovanni De Fabritiis; Alessandra Suzzi; Beatrice Gorini; Vittorio Alvisi