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Table 3 Technical characteristics and outcomes of EUS guided sampling

From: Endoscopic ultrasound-guided sampling of solid pancreatic masses: 22-gauge aspiration versus 25-gauge biopsy needles

 

22-gauge FNA (n = 38)

25-gauge FNB (n = 38)

P value

Access route, no (%)

  

0.359

 Transgastric

17 (44.7)

21 (55.3)

 

 Transduodenal

21 (55.3)

17 (44.7)

 

Cytological diagnostic accuracy, no. (%)

37 (97.4)

34 (89.5)

0.358

Histological diagnostic accuracy, no. (%)

13 (34.2)

20 (52.6)

0.105

Failure to achieve diagnosis, no. (%)

   

 Total

1 (2.6)

4 (10.5)

0.358

 Technical failure

0

0

 

 Diagnostic failure

1 (2.6)

4 (10.5)

0.358

No. of passes for diagnosis

5.05 ± 1.45

5.55 ± 1.41

0.132

Complication, no. (%)

0

0

 
  1. EUS endoscopic ultrasound, FNA fine needle aspiration, FNB fine needle biopsy
  2. Continuous variables are expressed as the mean ± standard deviation