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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 14, 2014; 20(2): 518-524
Published online Jan 14, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i2.518
Published online Jan 14, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i2.518
Effectiveness of contrast-enhanced harmonic endoscopic ultrasound for the evaluation of solid pancreatic masses
Jin-Seok Park, Hyung Kil Kim, Byoung Wook Bang, Sang Gu Kim, Seok Jeong, Don Haeng Lee, Digestive Disease Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon 400-711, South Korea
Author contributions: Park JS designed and performed research, contributed new reagents and analytic tools, and wrote the paper; Kim HK designed research, contributed new reagents and analytic tools, and wrote the paper; Bang BW performed research; Kim SG contributed new reagents and analytic tools; Jeong S analyzed data; Lee DH contributed new reagents and analytic tools.
Supported by An Inha University Research Grant
Correspondence to: Hyung Kil Kim, MD, Digestive Disease Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Inha University School of Medicine, 7-206, 3-GA, Sinheung-Dong, Jung-Gu, Incheon 400-711, South Korea. kimhg@inha.ac.kr
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Received: September 25, 2013
Revised: October 25, 2013
Accepted: November 12, 2013
Published online: January 14, 2014
Revised: October 25, 2013
Accepted: November 12, 2013
Published online: January 14, 2014
Core Tip
Core tip: This is a retrospective study of 90 patients with a pancreatic hypoechoic masses. We found that contrast-enhanced harmonic endoscopic ultrasound (CH-EUS) can be used for distinguishing between pancreatic adenocarcinoma (n = 62) and other pancreatic disease based on the hypoenhanced pattern on CH-EUS. When considering pancreatic adenocarcinomas as a tumor with a hypoenhanced pattern in CH-EUS and/or showing a positive result in EUS-fine needle aspiration, the sensitivity of detecting pancreatic malignancy increased to 100%.