Slow-pull and different conventional suction techniques in endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration of pancreatic solid lesions using 22-gauge needles

Table 1 Patient characteristics and final diagnosis of endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (n = 102)

Characteristic	Value
Median age (range), yr	53 (19-82)
Sex, male:female, n	67:35
Median tumor size (range), mm	34 (8-89)
Endoscopist, endoscopist 1:endoscopist 2, n	45:57
Location, uncinate or head:body or tail, n	59:43
Median number of passes, n	3 (1-5)
Final diagnosis, n
Malignant	58
Pancreatic cancer	53
Neuroendocrine tumor, malignant	2
Solid-pseudopapillary neoplasm, malignant	3
Benign	44
Chronic pancreatitis	23
Autoimmune pancreatitis	7
Nonspecific inflammation	10
Cystadenoma, benign	2
Neuroendocrine tumor, benign	1
Benign lymphangioma	1