Endoscopic ultrasound in the diagnosis of cholangiocarcinoma as the etiology of biliary strictures: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Navaneethan U, Njei B, Venkatesh PG, Lourdusamy V, Sanaka MR. Endoscopic ultrasound in the diagnosis of cholangiocarcinoma as the etiology of biliary strictures: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Gastroenterology Report 2014, 3: 209-215. PMID: 25169922, PMCID: PMC4527262, DOI: 10.1093/gastro/gou057.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDiagnosis of cholangiocarcinomaBiliary stricturesEUS-FNAFine-needle aspirationEndoscopic ultrasoundPooled sensitivityEvaluation of cholangiocarcinomaNegative brush cytologyExtrahepatic biliary stricturesMain outcome measurementsCross-sectional imagingNegative likelihood ratioLikelihood ratioNegative cytologyExtrahepatic cholangiocarcinomaMass lesionEmbase databasesBrush cytologyNeedle aspirationCholangiocarcinomaOutcome measurementsPatientsStrictureSystematic reviewEtiology