Needle-based confocal laser endomicroscopy of pancreatic cystic lesions: a prospective multicenter validation study in patients with definite diagnosis

Conclusions nCLE had excellent diagnostic performance that surpassed that of CEA and EUS for the diagnosis of large, single, noncommunicating PCLs. The nCLE procedure should be considered in patients with indeterminate PCLs to ensure a more specific diagnosis.
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Source: Endoscopy - October 22, 2018 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Napoleon, Bertrand Palazzo, Maxime Lemaistre, Anne-Isabelle Caillol, Fabrice Palazzo, Laurent Aubert, Alain Buscail, Louis Maire, Fr édérique Morellon, Blandine Mialhe Pujol, Bertrand Giovannini, Marc Tags: Original article Source Type: research