The inclusion criteria for the study were: diagnosed or suspected solid pancreatic lesions according to imaging (CT-scan or/and MRI); no contraindications for FNA (see exclusion criteria). The exclusion criteria were: age < 18 years; cystic pancreatic lesions; history of previous gastrectomy; patients hemodynamically unstable or with severe coagulopathy (international normalized ratio [INR] > 1.5 or platelet count < 60.000 cells/cubic millimetre [cmm3]); patients unable to suspend anticoagulant therapy; pregnancy; inability to give informed consent; refusal to participate to the study.