TABLE 2.
Comparison Between Patients Who Provided Successfully Versus Unsuccessfully Analyzed EUS-FNA Samples
| Patients, n (n = 30) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsuccessful (n = 6) | Successful (n = 24) | P* | |
| Sex, male/female | 2/4 | 9/15 | 1.00 |
| Primary location, head/BT | 2/4 | 17/7 | 0.15 |
| Resectability,† R‡/UR | 3/3 | 12/12 | 1.00 |
| Drainage stent, present/absent | 1/5 | 5/19 | 1.00 |
| Aspiration, stomach/duodenum | 4/2 | 8/16 | 0.18 |
| Diabetes, yes/no | 1/5 | 9/15 | 0.63 |
| Use of antacids, yes/no | 1/5 | 13/11 | 0.18 |
*χ2 test.
†Defined according to the Japanese Classification of Pancreatic Cancer.4
‡BR was included in R.
BT indicates body or tail; R, resectable; UR, unresectable.