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Table 4 Comparison of standard suction and stylet capillary technique

From: Prospective comparison of slow-pull and standard suction techniques of endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration in the diagnosis of solid pancreatic cancer

 

Capillary Technique

Standard Suction

Technical success rate

85 (92.4%)

92 (100%)

Diagnostic yield

60 (65.2%)

62 (67.4%)

Histological sample obtained

49 (53.3%)

46 (50.0%)

Diagnostic yield of histological sample

31 (63.2%)

27 (58.7%)