Table 5.
Patient and lesion characteristics, who underwent EUS-FNA and EUS-FNB
| EUS-FNA group | EUS-FNB group | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of patients | 69 | 37 | |
| Gender; male/female | 33/36 | 23/14 | n.s. (P = 0.16) |
| Age; median & range | 62 (27–87) | 65 (36–78) | n.s. (P = 0.42) |
| Lesion size (mm); median & range | 20.0 (9–58) | 21.0 (10–63) | n.s. (P = 0.94) |
| Number of lesions in each gastric location | n.s. (P = 0.22) | ||
| Upper stomach | 41 | 25 | |
| Middle stomach | 16 | 10 | |
| Lower stomach | 12 | 2 | |
| Procedural time (min); median & range | 22 (9–55) | 20 (8–49) | n.s. (P = 0.76) |
| Success rate of tissue sampling | 84.1% (58/69) | 91.9% (34/37) | n.s. (P = 0.26) |
| Diagnostic yield | 73.9% (51/69) | 89.2% (33/37) | n.s. (P = 0.065) |
| Complication rate | 0% (0/69) | 0% (0/37) | n.s. (P = 1.0) |