Journal of digestive diseases
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Meta Analysis
Meta-analysis of confocal laser endomicroscopy for the diagnosis of gastric neoplasia and adenocarcinoma.
Confocal laser endomicroscopy (CLE) is a recently developed technique used to diagnose gastrointestinal diseases. The current meta-analysis aimed to systematically assess the ability of CLE to diagnose neoplasia and gastric adenocarcinoma. ⋯ CLE has a high sensitivity and specificity for diagnosing gastric intraepithelial neoplasia and gastric adenocarcinoma; therefore, it could be considered an alternative to the endoscopic method used to diagnose gastric intraepithelial neoplasia and gastric adenocarcinoma.