title: Performance characteristics of endoscopic ultrasound in the staging of pancreatic cancer: a meta-analysis.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The optimal approach to pre-operative imaging assessment of pancreatic cancer is unknown.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this meta-analysis was to assess accuracy and performance characteristics of EUS in determining nodal staging, vascular invasion, and prediction of resectability of pancreatic cancer. A secondary aim was to perform head to head comparison of performance characteristics between EUS and CT for nodal staging, vascular invasion and resectability.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data from EUS studies were pooled according to bivariate generalized random effects model. Pooled estimates for CT were obtained from studies which performed head to head comparison between EUS and CT.
  
  
  METHODS
  Patients with pancreatic cancer undergoing pre-operative imaging assessment.
  
  
  METHODS
  EUS.
  
  
  METHODS
  Pooled sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values of EUS for nodal staging, vascular invasion and resectability.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Forty-nine studies were considered of which 29 met inclusion criteria with a total of 1,330 patients. Pooled summary estimates for EUS-nodal staging were 69% for sensitivity and 81% for specificity. For vascular invasion, sensitivity was 85% and specificity was 91%. The sensitivity and specificity for resectability was 90% and 86%, respectively. CT scan showed lower sensitivity than EUS for nodal staging (24% vs. 58%) and vascular invasion (58% vs. 86%); however, the specificities for nodal staging (88% vs. 85%) and vascular invasion (95% vs. 93%) were comparable in studies where both imaging techniques were performed. The sensitivity and specificity of CT in determining resectability (90% and 69%) was similar to that of EUS (87% and 89%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  EUS is an accurate pre-operative tool in the assessment of nodal staging, vascular invasion and resectability in patients with pancreatic cancer.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Pittsburgh, PA, USA. nawazh@upmc.edu.
authors.forename: Haq
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nawaz
authors.forename: Chen Yi
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kloke
authors.forename: Asif
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Khalid
authors.forename: Kevin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: McGrath
authors.forename: Douglas
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Landsittel
authors.forename: Georgios I
authors.initials: GI
authors.lastname: Papachristou
mesh_terms: D019160:Endosonography / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010179:Pancreas / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D057234:Preoperative Period; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods
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