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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Aug 16, 2017; 9(8): 389-395
Published online Aug 16, 2017. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v9.i8.389
Published online Aug 16, 2017. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v9.i8.389
Clinical impact of confocal laser endomicroscopy in the management of gastrointestinal lesions with an uncertain diagnosis
Carlos Robles-Medranda, Maria Vargas, Jesenia Ospina, Miguel Puga-Tejada, Manuel Valero, Miguel Soria, Gladys Bravo, Carlos Robles-Jara, Hannah Pitanga Lukashok, Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Division, Instituto Ecuatoriano de Enfermedades Digestivas, University Hospital OMNI, Guayaquil 090505, Ecuador
Author contributions: Robles-Medranda C and Vargas M wrote the paper; Bravo G collected data; Ospina J, Puga-Tejada M, Soria M and Robles-Jara C collected and analyzed the data; Valero M analyzed the data; Robles-Medranda C and Lukashok HP designed the study, analyzed the data, revised the manuscript for important intellectual content and provided final approval the version of the article to be published.
Institutional review board statement: This study was approved by the Ecuadorian Institute of Digestive Disease Institutional Review Board.
Informed consent statement: Informed written consent was obtained from all study participants or their legal guardians prior to study enrollment.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors have no conflict of interests.
Data sharing statement: No additional unpublished data are available.
Correspondence to: Carlos Robles-Medranda, MD, Head of the Endoscopy Division, Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Division, Instituto Ecuatoriano de Enfermedades Digestivas, University Hospital OMNI, Av. Abel Romeo Castillo y Av. Juan Tanca Marengo, Torre Vitalis, Mezanine 3, Guayaquil 090505, Ecuador. carlosoakm@ieced.com.ec
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Received: February 27, 2017
Peer-review started: February 28, 2017
First decision: March 28, 2017
Revised: April 10, 2017
Accepted: May 3, 2017
Article in press: May 5, 2017
Published online: August 16, 2017
Processing time: 165 Days and 2.1 Hours
Peer-review started: February 28, 2017
First decision: March 28, 2017
Revised: April 10, 2017
Accepted: May 3, 2017
Article in press: May 5, 2017
Published online: August 16, 2017
Processing time: 165 Days and 2.1 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: Endoscopic and histopathological findings are not always certain, thus potentially leading to inaccurate diagnoses and inappropriate therapeutics. The use of confocal laser endomicroscopy has a significant clinical impact on the diagnosis and treatment of patients with uncertain diagnoses.