Endoscopic Ultrasound Staging of Periampullary Neoplasms: Retrospective

EUS Staging Accuracy of Periampullary Neoplasms: a Retrospective Review

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00880633

Enrollment

Unknown

Registered

2009-04-14

Start date

2007-04-30

Completion date

2009-02-28

Last updated

2011-02-17

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Conditions

Periampullary Neoplasms

Keywords

EUS, periampullary neoplasms

Brief summary

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

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Time perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Healthy volunteers

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.

Design outcomes

Primary

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

Countries

United States

Outcome results