Retrospective Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2018.
World J Gastroenterol. Jul 21, 2018; 24(27): 3006-3012
Published online Jul 21, 2018. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i27.3006
Table 1 Comparison of patient characteristics and endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration results
Push group (n = 85)Pull group (n = 85)P value
Patient characteristics
Age (yr), mean ± SD67.1 ± 10.267.6 ± 9.70.77
Sex (male/female)48/3746/390.88
Tumor diameter (mm), mean ± SD25.9 ± 10.326.6 ± 10.10.67
EUS-FNA results
Distance to lesion13.9 ± 4.97.0 ± 4.9< 0.01
No. of needle passes of pancreas, mean ± SD2.4 ± 1.32.4 ± 1.30.86
Needle gauge0.57
1921
223238
255146
Diagnosis of malignancy by cytology, n (%)78 (91.8)78 (91.8)1
Diagnosis of malignancy by histology, n (%)47 (55.3)34 (40.0)0.065
Overall diagnosis of malignancy, n (%)80 (94.1)80 (94.1)1
Adverse events
Abscess around pancreas, n (%)0 (0)1 (1.2)1