Colon Cancer
Conditions
Keywords
Water-Enema Computed Tomography, colon tumor, coloscopy, suspicion of colon tumor, coloscopy or surgery
Brief summary
The WE-CT is an innovative and easy practice imaging technique of colon tumors; it is based on the colon distension by a high volume of warm water and a multidetector CT acquisition after IV (intravenous) contrast, allowing image analysis including the wall thickness and enhancement, the pericolic adjacent spaces and the entire abdomen. The goal of the study is the evaluation of its performances for the diagnosis of colon tumors.
Interventions
PROCEDUREWater-Enema Computed Tomography
Sponsors
Ministry of Health, France
University Hospital, Angers
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Written informed consent * WE-TC indication for colon tumor suspicion * Age \> 18 years
Exclusion criteria
* Pregnancy * Patients under 65 years old and for whom the only WE-TC indication is familial antecedents of colon tumor, without clinical or para-clinical personal signs for this pathology * Infected sigmoid diverticulosis * Occlusive syndrome * Anesthesia contraindications * Anal incontinence * Renal insufficiency (creatinine \> 150 micromol/L) * Iode allergy * Visceralgine contraindications * Scania contraindications
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To evaluate the performances of the WE-CT in patients suspected of having a colon tumor | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To demonstrate the advantages of the WE-CT compared to the CT and magnetic resonance (MR) colonography for the diagnosis and local staging of colon tumors | — |
| To show the CT findings in case of colon tumor and its pitfalls | — |
Countries
France
Contacts
Primary ContactChristophe Aube, MD
Outcome results
None listed