Endoscopic ultrasound: It’s accuracy in evaluating mediastinal lymphadenopathy? A meta-analysis and systematic review

Figure 1 The search results.

Figure 2 Forrest plots. A: Sensitivity of EUS alone in diagnosing mediastinal lymphadenopathy; B: Sensitivity of EUS-FNA in diagnosing mediastinal lymphadenopathy.

Figure 3 Forrest plots. A: Specificity of EUS alone in diagnosing mediastinal lymphadenopathy. B: Specificity of EUS-FNA alone in diagnosing mediastinal lymphadenopathy.

Figure 4 Forrest plot showing diagnostic odds ratio of EUS-FNA in identifying mediastinal lymphadenopathy.

Figure 5 SROC for EUS to diagnose mediastinal lymphadenopathy.

Figure 6 Funnel plots. A: Bias assessment for EUS studies without FNA in examining mediastinal lymphadenopathy; B: Bias assessment for EUS-FNA studies in examining mediastinal lymphadenopathy.