Retrospective Study
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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Dec 16, 2023; 15(12): 699-704
Published online Dec 16, 2023. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v15.i12.699
Evaluation of appendiceal mucinous neoplasms by curved linear-array echoendoscope: A preliminary study
Jing-Chao Zhang, Yang-Yang Ma, Yong-Zhen Lan, Shuang-Biao Li, Xiao Wang, Jin-Long Hu
Jing-Chao Zhang, Yong-Zhen Lan, Xiao Wang, Endoscopy Center, Hebei Cangzhou Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine, Cangzhou 061000, Hebei Province, China
Yang-Yang Ma, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Hebei Cangzhou Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine, Cangzhou 061000, Hebei Province, China
Shuang-Biao Li, Department of Pathology, Hebei Cangzhou Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine, Cangzhou 061000, Hebei Province, China
Jin-Long Hu, Department of Gastroenterology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, Liaoning Province, China
Author contributions: Hu JL, Zhang JC, Ma YY, and Lan YZ designed and performed the research study; Hu JL, Li SB, and Wang X analyzed the data and wrote the manuscript; and all authors have read and approve the final manuscript.
Supported by Hebei Medical Science Research Project, No. 20191279.
Institutional review board statement: This study was approved by the institutional review board of Hebei Cangzhou Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine.
Informed consent statement: The study was a retrospective study and patients were not required to give informed consent to the study because the identified patient data was used from hospital database.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
Data sharing statement: Technical appendix, statistical code, and dataset available from the corresponding author at hujl@sj-hospital.org.
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Corresponding author: Jin-Long Hu, PhD, Doctor, Department of Gastroenterology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, No. 36 Sanhao Street, Shenyang 110001, Liaoning Province, China. 360484590@qq.com
Received: November 10, 2023
Peer-review started: November 10, 2023
First decision: November 21, 2023
Revised: November 25, 2023
Accepted: December 6, 2023
Article in press: December 6, 2023
Published online: December 16, 2023
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Core Tip

Core Tip: Appendiceal mucocele is a relatively rare disease. The preoperatively accurate diagnosis is crucial to the treatment strategy. Endoscopy has played an important role in the diagnosis of appendiceal mucocele. Image features on endoscopic and echoendosonograhic views could be used to diagnose appendiceal mucinous neoplasms.