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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 14, 2021; 27(26): 4194-4207
Published online Jul 14, 2021. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v27.i26.4194
Table 3 Prospective comparative trials of endoscopic ultrasound fine needle aspiration vs fine needle biopsy for lymph node biopsy
Ref.
Study design
Number of subjects
Needle size (FNA, FNB)
Lymph nodes sampled
Diagnostic yield/specimen adequacy (EUS-FNA vs EUS-FNB)
Diagnostic accuracy (EUS-FNA vs EUS-FNB)
Number of needle passes needed (EUS-FNA vs EUS-FNB)
Comments
Nagula et al[49], 2018)RCT46Variable, variable ProcoreAll lymph nodes 92.9% vs 94.4% (NS)N/A2 vs 2 (NS)
de Moura et al[52], 2020)Retrospective study of prospectively collected data209Variable, variableAll lymph nodesN/A78.8% vs 83.2% (NS)N/AFor peri-hepatic lesions, EUS-FNB was significantly more accurate