Ge QC, Wu YF, Liu ZM, Wang Z, Wang S, Liu X, Ge N, Guo JT, Sun SY. Efficacy of endoscopic ultrasound in the evaluation of small gastrointestinal stromal tumors. World J Gastroenterol 2022; 28(37): 5457-5468 [PMID: 36312832 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v28.i37.5457]
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Jin-Tao Guo, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Gastroenterology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, No. 36 Sanhao Street, Shenyang 110004, Liaoning Province, China. guojt@sj-hospital.org
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Gastroenterology & Hepatology
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Table 4 Comparisons of positive endoscopic ultrasonographic features between the pathologically non-low-risk group and low-risk group
Positive EUS features
Risk classification
Intermediate/high
Very low/low
P value
Heterogeneous
0.031
Yes
5
62
No
3
186
Hyperechoic foci
NS
Yes
0
22
No
8
226
Ulcers
NS
Yes
0
2
No
8
246
Citation: Ge QC, Wu YF, Liu ZM, Wang Z, Wang S, Liu X, Ge N, Guo JT, Sun SY. Efficacy of endoscopic ultrasound in the evaluation of small gastrointestinal stromal tumors. World J Gastroenterol 2022; 28(37): 5457-5468