Chronic Pancreatitis
Conditions
Keywords
chronic pancreatitis
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to correlate Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) criteria for chronic pancreatitis with surgical pathology.
Interventions
No intervention, subjects followed through surgery
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Patients who are eligible are individuals who have: * normal pancreas * suspected chronic pancreatitis * established chronic pancreatitis (by ERCP, MRI, previous EUS, CT) * pancreatic cancer Patients who are not eligible are individuals who have: • an uncorrectable coagulopathy (platelet \<50,000, INR\>1.5), or bleeding disorder, or are unable to discontinue anticoagulation 5-7 days prior to EUS (aspirin and bridging therapy with lovenox are allowed, clopidogrel is not allowed)
Countries
United States