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Table 5 Relations between diagnostic yield and clinical characteristics

From: Diagnostic efficacy and safety of radial probe endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration for adjacent lesions in segmental or subsegmental bronchi: a single-center retrospective study

Group

Positive

Negative

Total

P value

Lesion diameter

    

≥ 4.7 cm

10

3

13 (76.9%)

0.593

< 4.7 cm

11

1

12 (91.7%)

Times

    

≤ 3

0

3

3 (0)

0.002

> 3

21

1

22 (90%)

Extent

    

Mild

17

3

20 (70%)

1

Atretic

4

1

5 (80%)

  1. Positive: positive diagnosis; Negative: negative diagnosis; Times: number of punctures; Extent: extent of bronchial stenosis; Atretic: bronchi is atretic
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