2016
Use of transient elastography in patients with HIV–HCV coinfection: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
Njei B, McCarty TR, Luk J, Ewelukwa O, Ditah I, Lim JK. Use of transient elastography in patients with HIV–HCV coinfection: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. Journal Of Gastroenterology And Hepatology 2016, 31: 1684-1693. PMID: 26952020, PMCID: PMC5014713, DOI: 10.1111/jgh.13337.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-HCV coinfectionTransient elastographyMeta-regression analysisDiagnostic accuracyLiver stiffnessModerate fibrosisPooled sensitivityHCV mono-infected individualsMono-infected individualsCD4 cell countCochrane Library databasesAssessment of cirrhosisSearch of PubMedNoninvasive imaging modalityNegative likelihood ratioWeb of ScienceLiver fibrosisInclusion criteriaLibrary databasesCirrhosisCell countSystematic reviewPublication biasPatientsFibrosis
2014
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