Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	17885
Country	Saudi Arabia

Received	2015-03-28 15:05
Peer-Review Started	2015-03-29 13:58
To Make the First Decision	2015-06-19 17:34
Return for Revision	2015-06-24 12:11
Revised	2015-07-08 18:15
Second Decision	2015-09-12 21:59
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2015-09-14 11:21
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Category	Medicine, General & Internal
Manuscript Type	Systematic Reviews
Article Title	Probe based confocal laser endomicroscopy of the pancreatobiliary system
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Majid A Almadi and Helmut Neumann
Funding Agency and Grant Number	Funding Agency Grant Number Deanship of Scientific Research at King Saud University RGP-VPP-279
Corresponding Author	Majid A Almadi, MBBS, FRCPC, MSc, Assistant Professor, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, King Saud University Medical City, King Saud University, PO Box 2925 (59), Riyadh 11461, Saudi Arabia. maalmadi@ksu.edu.sa
Key Words	probe based confocal laser endomicroscopy; Confocal; Endomicroscopy; Probe-based confocal laser endomicroscopy; Bile duct; Pancreatobiliary; Stricture; Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography; Cholangioscopy; Endoscopic ultrasound; Systematic review
Core Tip	Current endoscopic evaluation of biliary and pancreatic duct strictures and pancreatic lesions using standard methods are suboptimal. Confocal laser endomicroscopy (CLE) is starting to establish a role in such cases with multiple studies suggesting that image interpretation is not as difficult as initially perceived. Furthermore the diagnostic discriminatory value of images obtained by CLE could decrease the need for repeated and invasive investigations, as the case in the serous cystadenomas. Although classification systems have been developed and improved with regards to the performance of CLE in biliary strictures they are still evolving for pancreatic lesions and require further validation.
Publish Date	2015-11-27 14:01
Citation	Almadi MA, Neumann H. Probe based confocal laser endomicroscopy of the pancreatobiliary system. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(44): 12696-12708
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v21/i44/12696.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v21.i44.12696

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