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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Nov 16, 2021; 13(11): 555-564
Published online Nov 16, 2021. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v13.i11.555
Published online Nov 16, 2021. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v13.i11.555
Table 1 Patients demographics and pancreatic cystic lesions features
| Characteristic | Enrolled, n (%) |
| Patients, n | 59 |
| Age | 64 ± 13 |
| Sex, female | 41 (70) |
| Clinical presentation | |
| Asymptomatic | 45 (76) |
| Abdominal pain | 11 (19) |
| Pancreatitis | 3 (5) |
| Site of lesion | |
| Head | 13 (22) |
| Uncinate process | 8 (13) |
| Neck | 6 (10) |
| Body | 26 (45) |
| Tail | 6 (10) |
| Cyst diameter mm | 32 (22-45) |
| Morphology | |
| Unilocular macrocyst | 31 (52) |
| Multilocular microcyst | 27 (46) |
| Microcyst | 1 (2) |
| Main pancreatic duct diameter > 3 mm | 5 (8) |
| Communication with a duct | 1 (2) |
| Cyst wall diameter > 1 mm | 20 (34) |
| Septa and/or wall nodules | 35 (59) |
| CEA > 192 ng/mL | 21 (35) |
| Amylases ≥ 50 UI/L | 53 (90) |
Table 2 Final diagnosis
| Final diagnosis | n (%) |
| Serous cystoadenoma | 13 (22) |
| Cystoadenocarcinoma | 1 (2) |
| Branch-duct IPMN | 34 (58) |
| Mucinous cystoadenoma | 11 (18) |
Table 3 Diagnostic yield of carcinoembryonic antigen and needle-based confocal laser endomicroscopy in mucinous vs non-mucinous lesions
| Sensitivity (%) | Specificity (%) | Accuracy (%) | |
| CEA > 192 ng/mL | 58.0 | 100.0 | 67.0 |
| nCLE mucinous vs non-mucinous | 80.0 | 100.0 | 84.0 |
- Citation: Bertani H, Pezzilli R, Pigò F, Bruno M, De Angelis C, Manfredi G, Delconte G, Conigliaro R, Buscarini E. Needle-based confocal endomicroscopy in the discrimination of mucinous from non-mucinous pancreatic cystic lesions. World J Gastrointest Endosc 2021; 13(11): 555-564
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5190/full/v13/i11/555.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4253/wjge.v13.i11.555