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ReviewDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Advances in the Diagnosis of Pancreatic Cystic Lesions.

Claudia Irina Pușcașu, Mihai Rimbaş, Radu Bogdan Mateescu, Alberto Larghi, Victor Cauni

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In one paragraph

Review in Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
15citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
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  6. Evaluating the prognostic efficacy of biomarkers in pancreatic cyst fluid.World journal of gastrointestinal endoscopy · 2025
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  9. The Effectiveness of Endoscopic Ultrasonography and Computed Tomography in the Differentiation of Pancreatic Cystic Neoplasms: A Single-Center Experience.The Turkish journal of gastroenterology : the official journal of Turkish Society of Gastroenterology · 2024
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  15. Modern aspects of the management of pancreatic intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms: a narrative review.Romanian journal of morphology and embryology = Revue roumaine de morphologie et embryologie
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Claudia Irina PușcașuGastroenterology Department, Colentina Clinical Hospital, 020125 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0001-6316-2080
Mihai RimbaşGastroenterology Department, Colentina Clinical Hospital, 020125 Bucharest, Romania.
Radu Bogdan MateescuGastroenterology Department, Colentina Clinical Hospital, 020125 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-2607-8653
Alberto LarghiDigestive Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy.
Victor CauniUrology Department, Colentina Clinical Hospital, 020125 Bucharest, Romania.
Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy · ROSpitalul Clinic Colentina · ROAgostino Gemelli University Polyclinic · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pancreatic cystic lesions (PCLs) are a heterogenous group of lesions ranging from benign to malignant. There has been an increase in PCLs prevalence in recent years, mostly due to advances in imaging techniques, increased awareness of their existence and population aging. Reliable discrimination between neoplastic and non-neoplastic cystic lesions is paramount to ensuring adequate treatment and follow-up. Although conventional diagnostic techniques such as ultrasound (US), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computer tomography (CT) can easily identify these lesions, assessing the risk of malignancy is limited. Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) is superior to cross-sectional imaging in identifying potentially malignant lesions due to its high resolution and better imaging characteristics, and the advantage of allowing for cyst fluid sampling via fine-needle aspiration (FNA). More complex testing, such as cytological and histopathological analysis and biochemical and molecular testing of the aspirated fluid, can ensure an accurate diagnosis.

Indexed as

endoscopic ultrasoundfine-needle aspirationintraductal papillary mucinous neoplasmpancreatic cystic lesionpancreatic cystic neoplasm

Identifiers

PMID35892490
PMCPMC9394320
OpenAlexW4286587170

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