Table 3.

Patient characteristics

	Franseen needle (n=30)	Conventional end-cut type needle (n=30)	P
Age (years)
Mean±SD	64.7±12.5	69.0±9.5	0.13
Range	42-89	49-86
Gender
Male	19	20	0.79
Female	11	10
Site of pancreatic mass
Head	15	15	0.93
Body	9	10
Tail	6	5
Size of masses on EUS (mm)
Mean±SD	30.6±10.7	27.7±7.2	0.21
Range	15-47	14-40
<20	7	6	0.75
≥20	23	24

SD: Standard deviation