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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 3 Accuracy of endoscopic ultrasound fine-needle aspiration/fine-needle biopsy for diagnosis of malignancy
| Overall (n = 168) | Estimate (%) | 95%CI |
| Sensitivity | 74.1% | 63.6-82.4 |
| Specificity | 100% | 95.8-100 |
| Positive predictive value | 100% | 94.0-100 |
| Negative predictive value | 80.6% | 72.1-86.9 |
| Accuracy | 87.5% | 81.7-91.7 |
- 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