Confocal endomicroscopy and cyst fluid molecular analysis: Comprehensive evaluation of pancreatic cysts

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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Jan 16, 2018; 10(1): 1-9
Published online Jan 16, 2018. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v10.i1.1

Table 1 Summary of major trials investigating role of endoscopic ultrasound guided needle based confocal laser endomicroscopy in the diagnosis of pancreatic cystic lesions

Study	Study outcome	Patients (n)	Surgery	Sensitivity	Specificity	Accuracy
Inspect[15]	Neoplastic cyst	66	14 (21.2%)	59	100	71
Detect[23]	Mucinous cyst	30	2 (6%)	80	100	89
Contact-1[19]	SCA	31	7 (22.5%)	69	100	87
Contact-2[17]	Mucinous cyst	33	9 (27.3%)	91	95	94
Index[24]	Mucinous cyst	30	22 (73.3%)	88	100	93

SCA: Serous cystadenoma.

Citation: Li F, Malli A, Cruz-Monserrate Z, Conwell DL, Krishna SG. Confocal endomicroscopy and cyst fluid molecular analysis: Comprehensive evaluation of pancreatic cysts. World J Gastrointest Endosc 2018; 10(1): 1-9
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5190/full/v10/i1/1.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4253/wjge.v10.i1.1