Multimodality Preoperative Evaluation of lymph nodes of perihilar cholangiocarcinoma - a pilot study
- Conditions
- extrahepatic bile duct cancerPerihilar cholangiocarcinoma10019815
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON49893
- Lead Sponsor
- Maag-, Darm- en Leverziekten
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 10
Inclusion Criteria
- Presumed resectable pCCA.
- Written informed consent must be given according to ICH/GCP, and
national/local regulations.
- Age > 18 years.
Exclusion Criteria
- Patients with a history of treated pCCA
- Patients with a history of treated liver malignancy
- Patients with a contra-indication for EUS + FNA/FNB (f.e. uncorrectable
coagulopathy or platelet disorder), in line with current clinical practice
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>- To evaluate the feasibility of systematic survey of regional and non-regional<br /><br>lymph nodes by EUS-FNA/FNB, defined as:<br /><br>o Number of patients in which all potential lymph node locations were<br /><br>successfully surveyed and FNA/FNB is possible when indicated.</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method