Evaluation of the usefulness of a catheter flushing method to improve the diagnosis rate of brushing cytology in biliary stricture: a prospective multicenter comparative study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

CRIS

Registry ID

KCT0009179

Enrollment

185

Registered

2024-02-16

Start date

2024-01-08

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-03-04

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Procedure/Surgery : ERCP was used to collect bile duct brushings by making five to eight passes over the lesions. To prepare the conventional cytologic method sample, the brush was washed in a contain

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) Age = 18 years (2) Patients with benign or malignant biliary obstruction (3) Patients who will undergo ERCP with brush cytology

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) Age < 18 years (2) Patients refused to participate (3) Patients who have contrast allergy (4) Patients who received pancreaticobiliary surgery (5) Pregnant women

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Grade of cellularity of stained slide	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
dry artifact;background of slide (clean, bloody, inflammatory, mucinous, necrotic);blood clot;contaminants (GI, intestinal, squamous, mesothelial)	—

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactMin Je Sung

Bundang CHA General Hospital

mj1744@cha.ac.kr+82-31-780-5641

Outcome results