TABLE 2.

Technical characteristics and outcomes for CH‐EUS MASTER group and control group of EUS‐FNA

Characteristics	CH‐EUS MASTER (n = 16)	Control (n = 23)	p Value
Technical success, no. (%)	16 (100)	23 (100)
Diagnostic yield, no. (%)	15 (93.8)	20 (87.0)	0.492
No. of diagnoses of malignancy made in first pass (%) a	8 (80.0)	4 (33.3)	0.029
Adverse reactions, no. (%)	0 (0)	0 (0)
Pollution, no. (%)	0 (0)	0 (0)
Complications, no. (%)	0 (0)	0 (0)

^a Analyzed 22 patients finally diagnosed with malignancies.