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. 2015 Apr 7;21(3):215–221. doi: 10.5152/dir.2014.14372

Table 1.

Categorization of reasons patients gave for their preference of either procedure

Category Content of statements
Category I Better result
Category II Procedure-related factors
  • Period of lying in the same position

  • Noise

  • Narrow space

  • Prone position

Category III Fewer side effects
  • Pain

  • Bleeding

Category IV Answers not fitting into categories I–III