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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 14, 2013; 19(34): 5593-5597
Published online Sep 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i34.5593
Published online Sep 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i34.5593
Confocal laser endomicroscopy in inflammatory bowel diseases: Dream or reality?
Giovanni Domenico De Palma, Antonio Rispo, Center of Excellence for Technical Innovation in Surgery, Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University “Federico II” of Naples, School of Medicine, 80131 Naples, Italy
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to this work.
Correspondence to: Giovanni Domenico De Palma, Director, Professor, Center of Excellence for Technical Innovation in Surgery, Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University “Federico II” of Naples, School of Medicine, Via S. Pansini 5, 80131 Naples, Italy. giovanni.depalma@unina.it
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Received: May 25, 2013
Revised: June 27, 2013
Accepted: August 4, 2013
Published online: September 14, 2013
Revised: June 27, 2013
Accepted: August 4, 2013
Published online: September 14, 2013
Core Tip
Core tip: This paper reviews the current data on the clinical application of confocal laser endomicroscopy (CLE) in the study of colonic mucosa in patients with inflammatory bowel diseases (ulcerative colitis and Chron’s disease). Moreover, the use of CLE has in diagnosing a biliary dysplasia/neoplasia in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis, is evidenced.