Clinical Study
A Prospective Comparison of EUS-Guided FNA Using 25-Gauge and 22-Gauge Needles
Table 3
Comparison of EUS-FNA with the 22-gauge and 25-gauge needles.
| | 22G | 25G | |
| Diagnostic accuracy | 81.4% (35/43) | 76.7% (33/43) | N.S | Visibility of the needle | 1.74 0.44 | 1.76 0.43 | N.S | Ease of puncture | 1.29 0.55 | 1.9 0.29 | | Quantity of the specimens obtained | 1.64 0.68 | 1.5 0.73 | |
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