Research Article
Usefulness of Macroscopic On-Site Evaluation Using a Stereomicroscope during EUS-FNB for Diagnosing Solid Pancreatic Lesions
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| Age, median (IQR) | 67 (60–72.75) | Sex, male, N (%) | 41 (68.3) | Size of the lesion, median (IQR) (mm) | 25.5 (20–37) | Targeted area in the pancreas, n (%) | | Head | 21 (35) | Body | 18 (30) | Tail | 13 (21.7) | Uncinate process | 8 (13.3) | Number of passes, median (IQR) | 2 (1-2) | Final diagnosis, n (%) | | Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma | 45 (75) | Autoimmune pancreatitis (type 1) | 6 (10) | Mass-forming pancreatitis | 4 (6.7) | Pancreatic metastasis | 1 (1.7) | Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor | 2 (3.3) | Intraductal papillary mucinous carcinoma | 2 (3.3) |
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IQR: interquartile range.
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