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. 2020 Nov 27;8(12):E1855–E1861. doi: 10.1055/a-1236-3266

Table 1. Baseline characteristics.

Characteristics All patients (n = 24) Fork-tip needle (n = 18) Reverse bevel needle (n = 6) P value
Male sex, n (%) 17 (71 %) 11 (61 %)  6 (100 %) 0.13
Age, years, mean ± SD (range) 62.2 ± 11.4 (41–82) 63.3 ± 10.14 (41–77) 59.2 ± 15.2 (42–82) 0.45
Imaging 0.82

  • Diffuse pancreatic enlargement

 13 54 %)  9 (50 %)  4 (67 %)

  • Mass

  8 (33 %)  7 (39 %)  1 (17 %)

  • Biliary stricture

  3 (12 %)  2 (11 %)  1 (17 %)
Biliary obstruction, n (%) 19 (79 %) 14 (78 %)  5 (83.3 %) 1.00
Serum IgG4, n (%) 1 0.26

  • < upper limit of normal, n (%)

  7 (30 %)  4 (23 %)  3 (50 %)

  • 1–2 × upper limit of normal, n (%)

  5 (22 %)  3 (18 %)  2 (33 %)

  • > 2 × upper limit of normal, n (%)

 11 (48 %) 10 (59 %)  1 (17 %)

FT, fork-tip; IgG, immunoglobulin.

1

One FT biopsy patient did not have a baseline serum IgG4 test