Diagnostic challenges of inflammatory submucosal tumor-like lesions: a multicenter propensity score-matching analysis
I-SMTLs pose significant diagnostic challenges. Distinguishing EUS features, including submucosal location, mixed-echoic patterns, heterogeneous textures, and unclear boundaries, may improve diagnostic accuracy and facilitate appropriate clinical decision-making.
Authors
- Dandan Jiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6626-0492)
- Mengting Yu
- Zhengkui Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5192-2465)
- Yuanyuan Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0567-4480)
- Jiao Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7888-3526)
- Xiaoxiang Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-2653-3982)
- Yongfeng Yan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-9265-207X)
- Xiaobin Sun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9633-4691)
- Yanhui Mao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0133-8516)
Institutions
- Suizhou Central Hospital (CN)
- Sichuan Mianyang 404 Hospital (CN)
- First Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College (CN)
- Xiangshan County First People's Hospital (CN)
- Southwest Jiaotong University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Gastroenterology
- Published
- 2025-05-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12876-025-03897-w
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Gastrointestinal Tumor Research and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.62
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Health Commission of Sichuan Province