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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 7, 2014; 20(13): 3620-3627
Published online Apr 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i13.3620
Published online Apr 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i13.3620
Table 2 Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration procedure and its diagnostic accuracy
Puncture position | Stomach/duodenum | 25/29 |
Needle size | 19-gauge | 5 |
22-gauge | 43 | |
25-gauge | 9 | |
Puncture number, range (mean) | 1-5 (2.6) | |
Mean duration from EUS-FNA to surgery (d) | 22.3 | |
Accuracy of cytology diagnosis | 98.1% (53/54) | |
Accuracy of histology diagnosis | 77.8% (42/54) |
- Citation: Kudo T, Kawakami H, Kuwatani M, Eto K, Kawahata S, Abe Y, Onodera M, Ehira N, Yamato H, Haba S, Kawakubo K, Sakamoto N. Influence of the safety and diagnostic accuracy of preoperative endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration for resectable pancreatic cancer on clinical performance. World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20(13): 3620-3627
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v20/i13/3620.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v20.i13.3620