Transabdominal ultrasound for characterization and follow-up of cystic pancreatic lesions.

Recruiting

Conditions: K86.2
C25
K86
Cyst of pancreas
Malignant neoplasm of pancreas
Other diseases of pancreas

Registration Number: DRKS00030609

Lead Sponsor: Medizinische Klinik II - Bereich Gastroenterologie und Interdisziplinäre Zentrale Ultraschalleinheit Universitätsklinikum Leipzig AöR

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Recruiting

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

Endosonography with evidence of a cystic pancreatic lesion in the mentioned study period in the Interdisciplinary Endoscopy of Leipzig University Hospital.
- Presence of a transabdominal sonography of the pancreas at Leipzig University Hospital within a maximum time interval of 6 months to the endosonograpic examinations.
- Patients or their legal representatives who have consented to the processing of their data for study purposes upon admission to the UKL.

Exclusion Criteria

- Surgical interventions on the pancreas.
- Surgical procedures between EUS and TAUS examination with possible influence on the anatomy in the studied area.
- Acute pancreatitis or acute episode of chronic pancreatitis (within 6 months prior to study inclusion).
- Malignant underlying disease
- Inconspicuous cysts < 5 mm

Study & Design

Study Type: observational

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Diagnostic accuracy and agreement of both applied diagnostic methods.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
- Identification and characterisation of patient-specific variables for a good or bad agreement in cystic pancreatic lesions. <br>- Incidence and entities of pancreatic cystic lesions in the study centre. <br>- Comparison of follow-up recommendation of both methods.<br>- Can the malignancy criteria used in endosonographic ultrasound also be characterised in transabdominal ultrasound?<br>- Which patient-related factors (e.g. BMI, age, gender) influence the quality of transabdominal or endosonographic diagnostics? <br>- Is it possible to characterise a cohort of patients in whom sonographic follow-up with transabdominal ultrasound seems reasonable?