TABLE 2.

Technical characteristics and outcomes of EUS-FNA/FNB

	Type of needle
Characteristic	FNA (n = 28)	FNB (n = 28)	P value
Access route, no. (%)
Transgastric	8 (28.6)	8 (28.6)	1.000*
Transduodenal	20 (71.4)	20 (71.4)
Diagnosis achieved, no. (%)	28 (100)	25 (89.3)	.236†
No. of passes for diagnosis
Mean (SD)	1.61 (0.88)	1.28 (0.54)
Median	1	1	.209‡
IQR	1-2.5	1-1
Range	1-3	1-3
Pass 1, no. (%)	18 (64.3)	19 (67.9)	–
Pass 2, no. (%)	3 (10.7)	5 (17.9)	–
Pass 3, no. (%)	7 (25)	1 (3.6)	–
Failure to achieve diagnosis, no. (%)
Total	0	3 (10.7)	.236†
Diagnostic failure	0	2 (7.1)	.491†
Technical failure	0	1 (3.6)	1.000†
Crossover, no. (%)	0	3 (10.7)	.236†
Complications, no. (%)	1 (3.6)	1 (3.6)	1.000†

FNB, Fine-needle biopsy; SD, standard deviation; IQR, interquartile range; –, P value not calculated.

^*Chi-square test.

^†Fisher exact test.

^‡Wilcoxon rank-sum (Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney) test.