Table 1.
Patient characteristics.
| n = 60 | |
|---|---|
| Age, median (IQR) | 67 (60–72.75) |
| Sex, male, N (%) | 41 (68.3) |
| Size of the lesion, median (IQR) (mm) | 25.5 (20–37) |
| Targeted area in the pancreas, n (%) | |
| Head | 21 (35) |
| Body | 18 (30) |
| Tail | 13 (21.7) |
| Uncinate process | 8 (13.3) |
| Number of passes, median (IQR) | 2 (1-2) |
| Final diagnosis, n (%) | |
| Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma | 45 (75) |
| Autoimmune pancreatitis (type 1) | 6 (10) |
| Mass-forming pancreatitis | 4 (6.7) |
| Pancreatic metastasis | 1 (1.7) |
| Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor | 2 (3.3) |
| Intraductal papillary mucinous carcinoma | 2 (3.3) |
IQR: interquartile range.