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%)