Skip to main content
. 2021 Jan 29;25(1):35–40. doi: 10.1007/s40477-020-00548-6

Table 3.

The diagnostic rate according to the tumor size and the shape and size of the puncture needles, and the distribution of target organ

Tumor size The shape of the puncture needles The size of the puncture needles The diagnostic rate The details of the puncture site
Esophagus Stomach Duodenum Rectum
Fornix Cardia Body Antrum Bulb 2nd
 < 20 mm EUS-FNB 19G 100% (6/6) 3/3 2/2 1/1
Franseen needle 20G 100% (3/3) 1/1 1/1 1/1
Core-trap needle 22G 100% (1/1) 1/1
25G 100% (3/3) 1/1 1/1 1/1
EUS-FNA 19G 50% (1/2) 1/1 0/1
Lancet needle 22G 77.8% (7/9) 3/3 1/1 3/5
 ≥ 20 mm EUS-FNB 19G 100% (4/4) 1/1 2/2 1/1
Franseen needle 20G 75% (6/8) 1/1 1/1 4/4 0/2
Core-trap needle 22G 80% (4/5) 1/1 2/3 1/1
25G 0% (0/1) 0/1
EUS-FNA 22G 73.7% (14/19) 2/2 0/1 11/13 1/2 1/2
Lancet needle 25G 100% (1/1) 1/1