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Table 2 Results of the EUS-FNA in patients with pancreatic cancer

From: Evaluation of preoperative diagnostic methods for resectable pancreatic cancer: a diagnostic capability and impact on the prognosis of endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration

 

N = 160

Puncture routes, n, (%)

 Stomach

57 (35.6)

 Duodenal bulb

60 (37.5)

 2nd portion

39 (24.4)

 Stomach/Duodenal bulb

3 (1.9)

 Duodenal bulb/2nd portion

1 (0.6)

The size of the puncture needle, n, (%)

 19G

83 (51.9)

 22G

46 (28.8)

 25G

25 (15.6)

 20G

4 (2.5)

 21G

2 (1.2)

Number of punctures, median, (range)

3 (1–8)

  1. FNA, fine needle aspiration