Table 2.
Endosonographic data and features of intraabdominal masses.
| Characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Technique, n (%) | |
| Slow pull technique | 100 (100) |
| Number of the needle passes | |
| 1 | 3 (3) |
| 2 | 37 (37) |
| 3 | 51 (51%) |
| 4 | 8 (8%) |
| 5 | 1 (1%) |
| Median pass number (IQR) | 3 (1–5) |
| Size (cm) (mean ± SD) | 3.99 ± 2.62 |
| Location, n (%) | |
| Pancreas | 41 (41) |
| Head | 28 (28) |
| Body | 8 (8) |
| Tail | 5 (5) |
| Subepithelial lesions | 26 (26) |
| Esophagus | 8 (8) |
| Stomach | 16 (16) |
| Second part duodenum | 2 (2) |
| Abdominal lymph nodes | 19 (19) |
| Liver | 7 (7) |
| Retroperitoneum | 1 (1) |
| Others * | 6 (6) |
| Echogenicity, n (%) | |
| Hypoechoic | 51 (51) |
| Heteroechoic | 46 (46) |
| Hyperechoic | 2 (2) |
| Isoechoic | 1 (1) |
| Complications | 0 |
NOTE. Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation, median (IQR), or the number (%) of patients with a condition. * Others; CBD = 2, gallbladder = 4. IQR, interquartile range; SD, standard deviation.