Fine-needle aspiration guided by endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS FNA) in pancreatic masses
Completed
- Conditions
- Pancreas massCancer
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN69545565
- Lead Sponsor
- Geneva University Hospital (Switzerland)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 45
Inclusion Criteria
Only adults over 18 years were eligible for the study. They all presented to our service with a solid pancreatic mass identified by at least two dissimilar imaging modalities (ultrasound, CT scan, MRI).
Exclusion Criteria
1. Sepsis
2. Acute pancreatitis defined as abdominal pain associated with increased serum lipase > 3 the normal value)
3. Anticoagulant therapy
4. Antiaggregant therapy other than aspirin
5. Previous history of modified anatomy interfering with endoscopic assessment
6. Incapacity to give informed consent
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method