Endoscopic Ultrasound Staging of Periampullary Neoplasms: Retrospective

The purpose of this retrospective study is to determine the degree to which a biliary stent affects EUS staging accuracy of ampullary tumors.

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Key information

Conditions

Periampullary Neoplasms

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Indiana University Hospital

Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Patients will be identified retrospectively through an existing Indiana University Medical Center EUS database and pathology database.
Patients with and without biliary stents will be included.

Exclusion criteria

Patients that were suspected to have ampullary tumors but who were ultimately found to have a normal ampulla will be excluded.

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

The presence of a biliary stent decreases EUS staging accuracy due to the intervening shadow artifacts

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Indiana University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

EUS Staging Accuracy of Periampullary Neoplasms: a Retrospective Review

Important dates

Study start: 2007
Primary completion: 2009
Study completion: 2009
First posted: Apr 14, 2009
Registry last updated: Feb 17, 2011

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