title: Appraisal of needle-based confocal laser endomicroscopy in the diagnosis of pancreatic cysts.
abstract: Nearly 2.5% of cross-sectional imaging studies will report a finding of a cystic pancreatic lesion. Even though most of these are incidental findings, it remains very concerning for both patients and treating clinicians. Differentiating and predicting malignant transformation in pancreatic cystic lesions is clinically challenging. Current evaluation of suspicious cystic lesions includes a combination of radiologic imaging, endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) and cyst fluid analyses. Despite these attempts, precise diagnostic stratification among non-mucinous, mucinous, and malignant cystic lesions is often not possible until surgical resection. EUS-guided needle based confocal laser endomicroscopy (nCLE) for evaluation of pancreatic cysts is emerging as a powerful technique with remarkable potential. Though limited imaging data from 3 large clinical trials (INSPECT, DETECT and CONTACT) are currently the reference standard for nCLE imaging, nonetheless these have not been validated in large studies. The aim of this review article is to review the evolving role of EUS-guided nCLE in management of pancreatic cystic lesions in terms of its significance, adverse events, limitations, and implications.
authors.affiliation: Somashekar G Krishna, Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH 43210, United States.
authors.forename: Somashekar G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Krishna
authors.affiliation: Somashekar G Krishna, Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH 43210, United States.
authors.forename: Jeffery H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D061765:Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted; D018613:Microscopy, Confocal / Q000379:methods*; D015588:Observer Variation; D010181:Pancreatic Cyst / Q000473:pathology*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011379:Prognosis; D015203:Reproducibility of Results
keywords: Endoscopic ultrasound; Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm; Mucinous cystadenoma; Needle-based confocal laser endomicroscopy; Pancreatic cancer; Pancreatic cyst; Serous cystadenoma
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