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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Aug 16, 2017; 9(8): 389-395
Published online Aug 16, 2017. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v9.i8.389
Published online Aug 16, 2017. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v9.i8.389
Table 3 Patients with changes in management following biopsy/surgical specimen diagnosis, listed according to organ n (%)
| Biopsy/surgical specimen diagnosis | P value | |||
| Total (n = 78) | Neoplastic lesions (n = 30) | Non-neoplastic lesions (n = 48) | ||
| Location | 0.707 | |||
| Vater ampulla | 1 (1.3) | 1 (3.3) | 0 | |
| Colon | 9 (11.5) | 4 (13.3) | 5 (10.4) | |
| Duodenum | 4 (5.1) | 1 (3.3) | 3 (6.3) | |
| Esophagus | 10 (12.8) | 5 (16.7) | 5 (10.4) | |
| Stomach | 17 (21.8) | 5 (16.7) | 12 (25) | |
| Ileum | 1 (1.3) | 0 | 1 (2.1) | |
| Pancreas | 6 (7.7) | 1 (3.3) | 5 (10.4) | |
| Rectum | 3 (3.8) | 1 (3.3) | 2 (4.2) | |
| Bile duct | 27 (34.6) | 12 (40) | 15 (31.3) | |
- Citation: Robles-Medranda C, Vargas M, Ospina J, Puga-Tejada M, Valero M, Soria M, Bravo G, Robles-Jara C, Lukashok HP. Clinical impact of confocal laser endomicroscopy in the management of gastrointestinal lesions with an uncertain diagnosis. World J Gastrointest Endosc 2017; 9(8): 389-395
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- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4253/wjge.v9.i8.389