Evaluation of diagnostic yield of EUS among patients with asymptomatic common bile duct dilation: systematic review and meta-analysis
Chhoda A, Dawod S, Grimshaw A, Gunderson C, Mahadev S. Evaluation of diagnostic yield of EUS among patients with asymptomatic common bile duct dilation: systematic review and meta-analysis. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2021, 94: 890-901.e8. PMID: 34245751, DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2021.07.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommon bile duct dilationBile duct dilationAsymptomatic patientsBiliary dilationDiagnostic yieldCBD dilationDuct dilationEUS evaluationSystematic reviewHealth resource utilizationInverse variance methodRandom-effects modelCost-effectiveness analysisRadiologic evidenceBenign etiologyMalignant etiologyFrequent indicationOvid EmbaseAsymptomatic individualsCochrane LibraryMalignant pathologyOvid MEDLINEFurther interventionPatientsGoogle ScholarID: 3526872 DIAGNOSTIC YIELD OF ENDOSONOGRAPHIC CHARACTERIZATION OF ASYMPTOMATIC BILIARY DILATION: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW & METANALYSIS
Chhoda A, Dawod S, Grimshaw A, Mahadev S. ID: 3526872 DIAGNOSTIC YIELD OF ENDOSONOGRAPHIC CHARACTERIZATION OF ASYMPTOMATIC BILIARY DILATION: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW & METANALYSIS. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2021, 93: ab256-ab257. DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2021.03.551.Peer-Reviewed Original Research