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World J Clin Cases. Aug 6, 2025; 13(22): 105596
Published online Aug 6, 2025. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v13.i22.105596
Published online Aug 6, 2025. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v13.i22.105596
Table 3 Summary of the needles used and diagnostic yield (n = 243)
| Characteristics of needles and histopathology specimen | n (%) |
| Size of needle | |
| 22 G | 236 (97.1) |
| 25 G | 7 (2.9) |
| Number of passes | |
| 2 or more passes | 222 (91.4) |
| 1 pass only | 21 (8.6) |
| Macroscopic onsite evaluation | |
| Satisfactory | 211 (86.8) |
| Unsatisfactory | 32 (13.2) |
| Yield on histopathology | |
| Good | 218 (89.7) |
| Poor | 25 (10.3) |
- Citation: Tasneem AA, Luck NH, Mubarak M. Mediastinal lymphadenopathy: Causes, symptoms and factors predicting good yield of endoscopic ultrasound-guided biopsy. World J Clin Cases 2025; 13(22): 105596
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- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v13.i22.105596