sefulness of a new cytology devise for biliary stricture
Phase 1
- Conditions
- malignant biliary stricture
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000005258
- Lead Sponsor
- The Tazuke Kofukai Medical Reserch Institute Kitano Hospital
- Brief Summary
Accuracy of the new device is as same as that of cytology brush. However, the new device can obtain the tissue sample available for pathological examination in one thirds of the patients.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 10
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
1) Patients with poor general condition. 2) Bleeding tendancy 3) Patients with concominant severe illness. 4) Patients in whom doctors consider as improper.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1) Yields for adequate cytologic specimen sampling
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1) Yields for adequate histologic spesimen sampling 2) Diagnostic accuracy 3) Complication rate