Can the wet suction technique change the efficacy of endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration for diagnosing autoimmune pancreatitis type 1? A prospective single-arm study

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World J Clin Cases. Jan 6, 2020; 8(1): 88-96
Published online Jan 6, 2020. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i1.88

Table 1 Comparisons of patient characteristics between the wet suction technique group and the DRY group

	WEST group (n = 11)	DRY group (n = 23)	P value
Age (yr, means ± SD)	62.9 ± 12.4	61.0 ± 9.6	0.626
Sex, male/female	6/5	21/2	0.024
Pancreatic swelling type, diffuse/focal	6/5	11/12	1.0
Serum IgG4 level [mg/dL, median (range)]	568 (177-2100)	447 (149-1480)	0.663

WEST: Wet suction technique.

Citation: Sugimoto M, Takagi T, Suzuki R, Konno N, Asama H, Sato Y, Irie H, Watanabe K, Nakamura J, Kikuchi H, Takasumi M, Hashimoto M, Kato T, Hikichi T, Notohara K, Ohira H. Can the wet suction technique change the efficacy of endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration for diagnosing autoimmune pancreatitis type 1? A prospective single-arm study. World J Clin Cases 2020; 8(1): 88-96
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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v8.i1.88

Sugimoto M, Takagi T, Suzuki R, Konno N, Asama H, Sato Y, Irie H, Watanabe K, Nakamura J, Kikuchi H, Takasumi M, Hashimoto M, Kato T, Hikichi T, Notohara K, Ohira H. Can the wet suction technique change the efficacy of endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration for diagnosing autoimmune pancreatitis type 1? A prospective single-arm study. World J Clin Cases 2020; 8(1): 88-96 [PMID: 31970173 DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i1.88]

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