Prediction of anorectal malformations with bladder-neck/urethral-prostatic fistula using classification and regression tree analysis

作者全名："Yuan, Peng; Feng, Wei; Huang, Yao; Wang, Yi"

作者地址："[Yuan, Peng; Feng, Wei; Wang, Yi] Chongqing Med Univ, Childrens Hosp,Chongqing Key Lab Pediat, Dept Neonatal Surg,Key Lab Child Dev & Disorders, Natl Clin Res Ctr Child Hlth & Disorders,Minist E, Chongqing, Peoples R China; [Huang, Yao] Chongqing Med Univ, Dept Neonatol, Childrens Hosp, Chongqing, Peoples R China"

通信作者："Wang, Y (通讯作者)，Chongqing Med Univ, Childrens Hosp, Dept Pediat Surg, Chongqing 400014, Peoples R China."

来源：JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ULTRASOUND

ESI学科分类：CLINICAL MEDICINE

WOS号：WOS:000864185900001

JCR分区：Q4

影响因子：0.9

年份：2022

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文献类型：Article; Early Access

关键词：anorectal malformations; classification and regression tree; invertogram; surgery; ultrasound

摘要："Background The anorectal malformations (ARMs) with bladder-neck/urethral-prostatic fistula in males are the most complex groups in ARMs. It is essential to diagnose them effectively before the primary operation for both surgical modalities and future functional prognosis can be quite different from other types. Our study aimed to develop a classification and regression tree (CART) model for the prediction of ARMs with bladder-neck/urethral-prostatic fistula. Methods A total of 132 newborns with ARMs were included retrospectively and randomly assigned to the training sample and test sample in a 3:1 ratio. The pouch-perineum distance of ultrasound (PPDU), the pouch-perineum distance of invertogram (PPDI), and the rectum gas above the coccyx (RGAC) on the invertogram were hypothesized can serve as individual predictors. The CART analysis was used to determine the best combination of candidate predictors. The model's performance was assessed by the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) and validated in the test sample. Results All three individual predictors were included in the CART model to predict the ARMs with bladder-neck/urethral-prostatic fistula in the derivation cohort with the following test characteristics (95% CI): sensitivity 75.6% (60.1 to 86.6); specificity 88.9% (76.7 to 95.4); AUC 0.909 (0.854 to 0.965). The model's predicted accuracy was validated in the test cohort (AUC = 0.883). In all 132 subjects, the AUC of the tree model was significantly superior to that of the best individual index: PPDU (0.901 vs. 0.819; p = 0.005). Conclusions A predictive model that consists of PPDU, PPDI, and RGAC may be useful in predicting ARMs with bladder-neck/urethral-prostatic fistula."

基金机构：Foundation for Science & Technology Research Project of Chongqing [CSTC 2018jcyjAX0230]; Science Health Joint Medical Scientific Research Project of Chongqing [2019ZDXM021]

基金资助正文："Foundation for Science & Technology Research Project of Chongqing, Grant/Award Number: CSTC 2018jcyjAX0230; Science Health Joint Medical Scientific Research Project of Chongqing, Grant/Award Number: 2019ZDXM021"