Needle-based confocal laser endomicroscopy accurately provides pancreatic cystic lesions' histology: 2 study insights

A study published in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy found endoscopic ultrasound guided needle-based confocal laser endomicroscopy accurately provides pancreatic cystic lesions' histology.

Columbus-based Ohio State University Gastroenterologist Somashekar Krishna, MD, analyzed 29 nCLE patient videos calculating κ statistic for interobserver agreement (IOA, 95 percent confidence interval) and intraobserver reliability.