How good is endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration in diagnosing the correct etiology for a solid pancreatic mass?: A meta-analysis and systematic review

Pancreas

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 20-26

  Puli, Srinivas R ^a   Bechtold, Matthew L ^b   Buxbaum, James L ^c   Eloubeidi, Mohamad A ^d  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Pancreatico biliary Center   (United States)

Author keywords

endoscopic ultrasound; meta analysis; pancreatic mass; systematic review

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION BIOPSY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; PANCREAS DISEASE; PANCREAS MASS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ENDOSCOPIC ULTRASOUND-GUIDED FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; ODDS RATIO; PANCREAS; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84872062735     PISSN: 08853177     EISSN: 15364828     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPA.0b013e3182546e79     Document Type: Article

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