Endoscopic ultrasonography-guided fine needle aspiration: Relatively low sensitivity in the endosonographer population

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World J Gastroenterol. May 21, 2012; 18(19): 2357-2363
Published online May 21, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i19.2357

Table 3 Univariate analysis of variables potentially associated with an endoscopic ultrasonography-guided fine needle aspiration sensitivity > 80% for the diagnosis of solid mass lesions

	Pvalue
Number of needle passes based on ROSE or > 7 (small pancreatic lesions)	< 0.0001
Number of needle passes based on ROSE or > 7 (large pancreatic lesions)	0.0002
ROSE available	0.0017
Number of needle passes based on ROSE or > 7 (lymphadenopathy)	0.0019
High annual hospital caseload	0.0242
Routine isolation of microcores	0.0422
Method of sample preservation	0.1198
Years of EUS practice	0.6475

EUS: Endoscopic ultrasonography; ROSE: Rapid on-site cytopathological evaluation.

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Citation: Dumonceau JM, Koessler T, van Hooft JE, Fockens P. Endoscopic ultrasonography-guided fine needle aspiration: Relatively low sensitivity in the endosonographer population. World J Gastroenterol 2012; 18(19): 2357-2363
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Dumonceau JM, Koessler T, van Hooft JE, Fockens P. Endoscopic ultrasonography-guided fine needle aspiration: Relatively low sensitivity in the endosonographer population. World J Gastroenterol 2012; 18(19): 2357-2363 [PMID: 22654426 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i19.2357]

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