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ReviewEndoscopic ultrasound

Can endoscopic ultrasound-guided needle-based confocal laser endomicroscopy replace fine-needle aspiration for pancreatic and mediastinal diseases?

Jintao Guo, Manoop S Bhutani, Marc Giovannini, Zhaoshen Li, Zhendong Jin, Aiming Yang, Guoqiang Xu, Guiqi Wang, Siyu Sun

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors.

Jintao GuoEndoscopy Center, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China.
Manoop S BhutaniDepartment of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition-Unit1466, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.
Marc GiovanniniEndoscopy Center, Institute Paoli-Calmettes, Marseille, France.
Zhaoshen LiDepartment of Gastroenterology, Changhai Hospital, Navy Medical University, Shanghai, China.
Zhendong JinDepartment of Gastroenterology, Changhai Hospital, Navy Medical University, Shanghai, China.
Aiming YangDivision of Gastroenterology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China.
Guoqiang XuDepartment of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China.
Guiqi WangNational Cancer Center/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Siyu SunEndoscopy Center, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

New applications of confocal laser endomicroscopy (CLE) have been developed, such as needle-based CLE (nCLE) for pancreatic masses, pancreatic cystic tumors, and lymph nodes. nCLE is feasible during endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) examination, and preliminary results are very encouraging and suggest this technology may be used in future as a useful adjunct in cases of inconclusive EUS-guided fine-needle aspiration. The aim of this paper is to give an update in this new technology and to define its place in the diagnosis of pancreatic masses and mediastinal diseases.

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