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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 21, 2018; 24(27): 3006-3012
Published online Jul 21, 2018. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i27.3006
Published online Jul 21, 2018. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i27.3006
Table 3 Factors contributing to the diagnosis of malignancy by histology (univariate analysis) n (%)
| Malignancy by histology(-) (n = 89) | Malignancy by histology(+) (n = 81) | P value | |
| Age ≥ 68 yr | 50 (56.2) | 38 (46.9) | 0.28 |
| Sex, male | 50 (56.2) | 44 (54.3) | 0.88 |
| Tumor diameter ≥ 25 mm | 45 (50.6) | 53 (65.4) | 0.062 |
| Push method | 38 (42.7) | 47 (58.0) | 0.065 |
| Needle gauge, 19 or 22 G | 37 (41.6) | 36 (44.4) | 0.76 |
| Needle passes ≥ 2 | 71 (80.0) | 59 (72.8) | 0.37 |
- Citation: Sugimoto M, Takagi T, Suzuki R, Konno N, Asama H, Sato Y, Irie H, Watanabe K, Nakamura J, Kikuchi H, Waragai Y, Takasumi M, Hashimoto M, Hashimoto Y, Hikichi T, Ohira H. Push vs pull method for endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration of pancreatic head lesions: Propensity score matching analysis. World J Gastroenterol 2018; 24(27): 3006-3012
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v24/i27/3006.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v24.i27.3006