Endoscopic ultrasound: It’s accuracy in evaluating mediastinal lymphadenopathy? A meta-analysis and systematic review

Table 1 Characteristics of studies included in this meta-analysis for EUS without FNA

Author	Year of publication	No. of patients	Type of recruitment	Confirmatory procedure
Tio et al[71]	1986	26	Prospective	Surgery
Murata et al[57]	1988	173	Consecutive	Surgery
Tio et al[69]	1989	75	Prospective	Surgery
Vilgrain et al[75]	1990	51	Consecutive	Surgery
Tio et al[68]	1990	102	Consecutive	Surgery
Rice et al[63]	1991	22	Consecutive	Surgery
Heintz et al[52]	1991	40	Consecutive	Surgery
Botet et al[40]	1991	50	Consecutive	Surgery
Tio et al[70]	1989	74	Prospective	Surgery
Ziegler et al[80]	1991	52	Consecutive	Surgery
Rosch et al[64]	1992	44	Consecutive	Surgery
Fok et al[46]	1992	54	Consecutive	Surgery
Yoshikane et al[79]	1993	28	Consecutive	Surgery
Grimm et al[49]	1993	63	Prospective	Surgery
Dittler et al[45]	1993	167	Consecutive	Surgery
Peters et al[61]	1994	42	Consecutive	Surgery
Catalano et al[43]	1994	100	Consecutive	Surgery
McLoughlin et al[18]	1995	15	Consecutive	Surgery
Binmoeller et al[39]	1995	87	Prospective	Surgery
HunerBein et al[53]	1996	19	Consecutive	Surgery
Hasegawa et al[50]	1996	22	Consecutive	Surgery
Francois et al[47]	1996	29	Consecutive	Surgery
Natsugoe et al[58]	1996	37	Consecutive	Surgery
Milena et al[54]	1997	40	Prospective	Surgery
Vikers et al[73]	1997	50	Consecutive	Surgery
Shimizu et al[67]	1997	431	Consecutive	Surgery
Pham et al[62]	1998	28	Consecutive	Surgery
Vikers et al[74]	1998	50	Prospective	Surgery
Salminen et al[65]	1999	32	Consecutive	Surgery
Krasna et al[56]	1999	88	Consecutive	Surgery
Browrey et al[41]	1999	98	Prospective	Surgery
Catalano et al[42]	1999	149	Prospective	Surgery
Giovannini et al[48]	1999	198	Prospective	Surgery
Nishimaki et al[60]	1999	224	Consecutive	Surgery
Heidemann et al[51]	2000	68	Consecutive	Surgery
Nesje et al[59]	2000	68	Prospective	Surgery
Vazquez-Sequeiros et al[105]	2001	37	Consecutive	Surgery
Wiersema et al[77]	2001	82	Prospective	Surgery
Wakelin et al[76]	2002	36	Consecutive	Surgery
Kienle et al[55]	2002	117	Prospective	Surgery
Schwartz et al[66]	2002	188	Consecutive	Surgery
Wu et al[78]	2003	31	Prospective	Surgery
Arima et al[17]	2003	58	Consecutive	Surgery
DeWitt et al[44]	2005	102	Prospective	Surgery