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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 21, 2017; 23(31): 5755-5763
Published online Aug 21, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i31.5755
Published online Aug 21, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i31.5755
Table 1 Demographics and lymph node characteristics by location n (%)
| Characteristics | Total (n = 168) | Abdominal (n = 78) | Mediastinal (n = 90) | P value |
| Size (mm), mean ± SD | 20.3 ± 9.9 | 19.3 ± 9.0 | 21.4 ± 18.4 | 0.280 |
| Histology needle | 105 (61.3) | 48 (61.5) | 57 (61.1) | 0.955 |
| 19-G | 17 (10.1) | 5 (6.4) | 12 (13.3) | |
| 20-G | 7 (4.2) | 3 (3.9) | 4 (4.4) | |
| 22-G | 48 (28.6) | 23 (29.5) | 25 (27.8) | |
| 25-G | 33 (19.6) | 17 (21.8) | 16 (17.8) | |
| Cytology needle | 63 (38.7) | 30 (38.5) | 33 (38.9) | 0.955 |
| 19-G | 4 (2.4) | - | 4 (5.6) | |
| 22-G | 30 (17.9) | 14 (18.0) | 16 (17.8) | |
| 25-G | 29 (17.3) | 16 (20.5) | 13 (14.4) | |
| No. of passes (median, range) | 214 | 99 (11, 4) | 115 (1, 1-3) |
- Citation: Chin YK, Iglesias-Garcia J, de la Iglesia D, Lariño-Noia J, Abdulkader-Nallib I, Lázare H, Rebolledo Olmedo S, Dominguez-Muñoz JE. Accuracy of endoscopic ultrasound-guided tissue acquisition in the evaluation of lymph nodes enlargement in the absence of on-site pathologist. World J Gastroenterol 2017; 23(31): 5755-5763
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v23/i31/5755.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v23.i31.5755