Pancreatic tumors
Conditions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Pancreatic mass of 3cm or less to be depicted by conventional endoscopic ultrasonography Written informed consent ECOG performance status = 0-2
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Inapropriate to perform endoscopic ultrasonography Impossible to perform endoscopy Surgically altered digestive tract Failure of other organs (ASA: Grade 3, 4) Allergy to iodine or eggs Renal failure Inability to obtain informed consent
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To assess assess diagnostic abilities of tissue harmonic endoscopic ultrasonography, contrast-enhanced harmonic endoscopic ultrasonography (Ex-PHD-CHE) and contrast-enhanced harmonic endoscopic ultrasonography (Ex-PHD-THE), and to compare these values between three imaging methods. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To evaluate reproducibility of contrast-enhanced harmonic endoscopic ultrasonography(Ex-PHD-THE). To compare diagnostic ability in diagnosing pancreatic tumors between contrast-enhanced harmonic endoscopic ultrasonography(Ex-PHD-THE)and MDCT. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Kinki University Faculty of Medicine Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology