Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3254090 | Best Practice & Research Clinical Gastroenterology | 2015 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
Pancreatic cystic lesions (PCLs) are increasingly identified with the widespread use of imaging modalities. The precise diagnosis of PCLs remains a challenge despite the use of CT, MRI, and EUS-FNA. Confocal laser endomicroscopy (CLE) is a new endoscopic imaging modality that provides real-time, very high magnification images. A smaller CLE probe, which can be passed through a 19-gauge FNA needle, is now available. Needle-based CLE during EUS has recently been examined to evaluate PLCs, and the specific criteria of nCLE for the diagnosis of PLCs have been proposed.
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Authors
Takeshi Tsujino, Jason Yan-Lin Huang, Yosuke Nakai, Jason B. Samarasena, John G. Lee, Kenneth J. Chang,