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1948-5190 (online) |
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| Category |
Gastroenterology & Hepatology |
| Manuscript Type |
Case Control Study |
| Article Title |
Endoscopic ultrasound elastography for malignant pancreatic masses and associated lymph nodes: Critical evaluation of strain ratio cutoff value
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| Manuscript Source |
Unsolicited Manuscript |
| All Author List |
Miguel Puga-Tejada, Raquel Del Valle, Roberto Oleas, Maria Egas-Izquierdo, Martha Arevalo-Mora, Jorge Baquerizo-Burgos, Jesenia Ospina, Miguel Soria-Alcivar, Hannah Pitanga-Lukashok and Carlos Robles-Medranda |
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| Corresponding Author |
Carlos Robles-Medranda, FASGE, Chief Physician, Director, Endoscopy Division, Instituto Ecuatoriano de Enfermedades Digestivas, Av. Abel R Castillo y, Av. Juan Tanca Marengo, Torre Vitalis, Mezanine 3, Guayaquil 090505, Guayas, Ecuador. carlosoakm@yahoo.es |
| Key Words |
Ultrasound; Elastography; Pancreas; Lymph nodes; Neoplasm |
| Core Tip |
This single-center retrospective study aimed to determine the diagnostic accuracy of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) elastography in the diagnosis of pancreatic masses (PMs) and associated lymph nodes (LNs) with a defined strain ratio (SR) cutoff value in a Hispanic population. In determining if PMs were malignant, an SR cutoff value > 21.5 had a sensitivity of 94.2%, while a cutoff value > 121 had a specificity of 96.2.2%. For diagnosing LNs, an SR cutoff value > 14.0 had a sensitivity of 90.9%, while a cutoff value > 155 had a specificity of 95.2% for malignancy. The proposed SR cutoff values have high sensitivity and specificity for malignancy detection during EUS elastography. |
| Publish Date |
2022-09-15 01:18 |
| Citation |
Puga-Tejada M, Del Valle R, Oleas R, Egas-Izquierdo M, Arevalo-Mora M, Baquerizo-Burgos J, Ospina J, Soria-Alcivar M, Pitanga-Lukashok H, Robles-Medranda C. Endoscopic ultrasound elastography for malignant pancreatic masses and associated lymph nodes: Critical evaluation of strain ratio cutoff value. World J Gastrointest Endosc 2022;14(9): 524-535 |
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https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5190/full/v14/i9/524.htm |
| DOI |
https://dx.doi.org/10.4253/wjge.v14.i9.524 |
