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ReviewCancers2023

Endoscopic Ultrasound Advanced Techniques for Diagnosis of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumours.

Socrate Pallio, Stefano Francesco Crinò, Marcello Maida, Emanuele Sinagra, Vincenzo Francesco Tripodi, Antonio Facciorusso, Andrew Ofosu, Maria Cristina Conti Bellocchi, Endrit Shahini, Giuseppinella Melita

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Review in Cancers, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
17citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
7.2field-weighted citation impact, top 2% 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

17 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. [Diagnosis and Management of Asymptomatic Upper Gastrointestinal Subepithelial Lesions].The Korean journal of gastroenterology = Taehan Sohwagi Hakhoe chi · 2026
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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

10 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Socrate PallioDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, 98100 Messina, Italy.
Stefano Francesco CrinòDigestive Endoscopy Unit, University of Verona, 37100 Verona, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4560-8741
Marcello MaidaGastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, S. Elia-Raimondi Hospital, 93100 Caltanissetta, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4992-9289
Emanuele SinagraGastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione Istituto San Raffaele Giglio, 90015 Cefalù, Italy.
Vincenzo Francesco TripodiHuman Pathology of Adult and Child Department, University of Messina, 98100 Messina, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1661-6171
Antonio FacciorussoGastroenterology Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Foggia, 71100 Foggia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2107-2156
Andrew OfosuDivision of Digestive Diseases, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45201, USA.
Maria Cristina Conti BellocchiDigestive Endoscopy Unit, University of Verona, 37100 Verona, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7813-1583
Endrit ShahiniGastroenterology Unit, National Institute of Gastroenterology-IRCCS "Saverio de Bellis" Castellana Grotte, 70013 Castellana Grotte, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4909-0436
Giuseppinella MelitaHuman Pathology of Adult and Child Department, University of Messina, 98100 Messina, Italy.
University of Messina · ITUniversity of Verona · ITFondazione Istituto G. Giglio di Cefalù · ITGastroenterology Hospital "Saverio de Bellis" · ITUniversity of Cincinnati · USUniversity of Foggia · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (GISTs) are subepithelial lesions (SELs) that commonly develop in the gastrointestinal tract. GISTs, unlike other SELs, can exhibit malignant behavior, so differential diagnosis is critical to the decision-making process. Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) is considered the most accurate imaging method for diagnosing and differentiating SELs in the gastrointestinal tract by assessing the lesions precisely and evaluating their malignant risk. Due to their overlapping imaging characteristics, endosonographers may have difficulty distinguishing GISTs from other SELs using conventional EUS alone, and the collection of tissue samples from these lesions may be technically challenging. Even though it appears to be less effective in the case of smaller lesions, histology is now the gold standard for achieving a final diagnosis and avoiding unnecessary and invasive treatment for benign SELs. The use of enhanced EUS modalities and elastography has improved the diagnostic ability of EUS. Furthermore, recent advancements in artificial intelligence systems that use EUS images have allowed them to distinguish GISTs from other SELs, thereby improving their diagnostic accuracy.

Indexed as

artificial intelligencefine-needle aspirationfine-needle biopsysubepithelial lesions

Identifiers

PMID36831627
PMCPMC9954263
OpenAlexW4321375776

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