Table 4.
The Diagnostic Performance of EUS-FNB and EUS-FNA per Session, per Pass and at First Pass
| Diagnostic performance | Per session | Per pass | First pass | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FNB (n=57) |
FNA (n=72) |
p-value | FNB (n=241) |
FNA (n=312) |
p-value | FNB (n=57) |
FNA (n=72) |
p-value | |||
| Histological tissue acquisition | 100 | 94 | 0.13 | 89 | 73 | <0.01 | 88 | 69 | 0.02 | ||
| Histology positive for malignancy | 93 | 73 | <0.01 | 70 | 46 | <0.01 | 63 | 43 | 0.03 | ||
| Cytology positive for malignancy | 74 | 69 | 0.70 | 55 | 49 | 0.20 | 47 | 46 | 1.00 | ||
| Histology or cytology positive for malignancy | 97 | 85 | 0.04 | 79 | 64 | <0.01 | 72 | 58 | 0.14 | ||
Data are presented as percentage.
EUS, endoscopic ultrasound; FNB, fine needle biopsy; FNA, fine needle aspiration.