Endoscopic ultrasonography: Transition towards the future of gastro-intestinal diseases

Figure 1 Needle-based confocal laser endomicroscopy of an intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm: papillary projections (A) and, imaged in cross section, dark rings with a central core (B).

Figure 2 Needle-based confocal laser endomicroscopy of a serous cystadenoma showing the typical vascular network.

Figure 3 Needle-based confocal laser endomicroscopy of pancreatic adenocarcinoma: dark cells aggregates with pseudo-glandular aspects, irregular vessels with leakage of fluorescein (A) and histological correlations (B).

Figure 4 Needle-based confocal laser endomicroscopy of normal pancreatic tissue: coffee bean aspect.

Figure 5 Needle-based confocal laser endomicroscopy of a malignant lymph node: glandular structures with dark cells and neo-vascularization with leakage of fluorescein.