Prevalence of Pancreatic Cysts During Routine Endoscopic Ultra Sound
Completed
- Conditions
- Pancreatic Cysts
- Registration Number
- NCT01624363
- Lead Sponsor
- Indiana University
- Brief Summary
The investigators are interested in performing a detailed examination of the pancreas via EUS (Endoscopic Ultra Sound)for patients referred for a non-pancreatic condition. The hypothesis is to make a statistical determination of how many pancreatic cysts the investigators discover incidentally.
- Detailed Description
The prevalence of incidental pancreatic cysts discovered during EUS. (see data tables)
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 341
Inclusion Criteria
- The inclusion criteria included: patients >18 years old with decision making capacity referred for EUS for any other indication other than the evaluation of a known pancreatic cyst, solid mass, or suspected mass.
Exclusion Criteria
- Any known history or evidence of the following from any previous imaging study: pancreatic cyst, solid mass, suspected pancreatic mass, dilated main pancreatic duct
- Previous surgical resection of any portion of the upper GI tract such as Billroth II that would not permit complete EUS exam of the pancreas
- Laboratory and/or clinical evidence of ongoing acute pancreatitis
- Previous pancreatic surgical resection
- Pregnancy
- Incarceration
- High risk for sedation
- Coagulopathy and/or thrombocytopenia
- The patients underwent a complete EUS examination of the pancreas.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Prevalence of Pancreatic Cysts During Routine EUS 48 months The purpose of this study is to identify the prevalence of pancreatic cysts in patients undergoing EUS for non-pancreatic indications .
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
University Hospital
🇺🇸Indianapolis, Indiana, United States