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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Aug 16, 2020; 12(8): 212-219
Published online Aug 16, 2020. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v12.i8.212
Published online Aug 16, 2020. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v12.i8.212
Table 1 Baseline patient and procedural characteristics
FNA alone (n = 17) | FNB alone (n = 56) | FNA with FNB (n = 33) | P value | |
Age, mean (range) | 55.2 (30-75) | 55.0 (23-84) | 56.6 (37-76) | 0.7502 |
Male, n (%) | 5 (29.4) | 24 (42.9) | 15 (25.5) | 0.5533 |
Needle type | ||||
FNA needle (Expect) | 16 | 0 | 31 | - |
Franseen needle (Acquire) | 0 | 50 | 32 | - |
Fork-tip needle (SharkCore) | 0 | 3 | 0 | - |
Reverse bevel needle (ProCore) | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
Other1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | - |
Not documented | 1 | 3 | 2 | - |
Needle passes, mean (range) | 3.4 (1-5) | 3.4 (1-8) | 2.8 (1-8) | - |
- Citation: Ku L, Shahshahan MA, Hou LA, Eysselein VE, Reicher S. Improved diagnostic yield of endoscopic ultrasound-fine needle biopsy with histology specimen processing. World J Gastrointest Endosc 2020; 12(8): 212-219
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5190/full/v12/i8/212.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4253/wjge.v12.i8.212