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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 21, 2017; 23(35): 6429-6436
Published online Sep 21, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i35.6429
Published online Sep 21, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i35.6429
Table 2 Overall diagnostic ability in all cases (n = 360)
| Sample collection rate | |
| Total number of biopsies | 820 |
| Mean number of biopsies, ± SD (range) | 2.28 ± 0.91 (1-6) |
| Overall results | |
| Sensitivity | 69.6% |
| Specificity | 100% |
| PPV | 100% |
| NPV | 59.1% |
| Accuracy | 78.8% |
- Citation: Yamamoto K, Tsuchiya T, Itoi T, Tsuji S, Tanaka R, Tonozuka R, Honjo M, Mukai S, Kamada K, Fujita M, Asai Y, Matsunami Y, Nagakawa Y, Yamaguchi H, Sofuni A. Evaluation of novel slim biopsy forceps for diagnosis of biliary strictures: Single-institutional study of consecutive 360 cases (with video). World J Gastroenterol 2017; 23(35): 6429-6436
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v23/i35/6429.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v23.i35.6429