Diagnosis of autoimmune pancreatitis by EUS-FNA using a 22-gauge needle: a prospective multicenter study
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Autoimmune pancreatitis
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000010097
- Lead Sponsor
- Division of Gastroenterology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 50
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
1)Cases with hemorrhagic tendency 2)Cases with difficulty in the insertion of a endoscope 3)Cases that endoscopist cannot detect the swelling of the pancreas by EUS due to past history of anastomosis of the gastrointestinal tract such as gastrectomy 4)Cases with severe complications 5)Cases that doctors regard as inappropriate ones for the enrollmentfor some reasons
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To validate the histological specimen obtained by EUS-FNA using 1 22G needle for the diagnosis of AIP based on the ICDC.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Feasible study of the EUS-FNA using a 22G needle for the diagnosis of atypical cases with AIP (type 2 or AIP-NOS).