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Endoscopic Ultrasonography-guided Double Ethanol Lavage for Pancreatic Cysts: a Prospective Cohort Study

EUS-guided Double Ethanol Lavage for Pancreatic Cysts: a Prospective Cohort Study

Status
UNKNOWN
Phases
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02213419
Enrollment
40
Registered
2014-08-11
Start date
2014-10-31
Completion date
2016-08-31
Last updated
2015-02-12

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Pancreatic Mucinous-Cystic Neoplasm

Keywords

Cystic Tumors of the Pancreas, Endoscopic Ultrasound, Ethanol

Brief summary

Due to widespread use of cross-sectional imaging modalities, pancreatic cysts are common in abdominal image. These lesions encompass a wide spectrum, ranging from benign to malignant. The diagnosing specific type of cystic lesion is limited in spite of recent advances of diagnostic modalities. Surgical resection is generally recommended for malignant and potentially malignant lesions. However, surgical resection has significant morbidity and sometimes mortality. Recently, a few study of EUS-guided ethanol lavage for cystic tumors of the pancreas reported that complete resolution was achieved in only one-third of patients. Ethanol lavage of pancreatic cysts may be alternative method to surgical resection. The purpose of this study is the double ethanol lavage is a safe and effective method for treatment in those with the indeterminate pancreas cysts.

Interventions

DRUGEndoscopic ultrasonography-guided double ethanol lavage

A radial echoendoscope and a 22 gauge needle were then used for cyst fluid aspiration and ethanol lavage. The 80 percent volume of cyst fluid was aspirated, and the pure ethanol was injected into the collapsed cyst until the original shape was restored. After 3-5 minutes, the reaspiration of the injected ethanol was then performed. The pure ethanol was reinjected into the collapsed cyst, followed by reaspiration of maximal possible volume for 3-5 minutes.

Sponsors

Samsung Medical Center
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 90 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Patients age 18 and older of any gender, ethnicity and race * Voluntary enrollment and ability to give written informed consent * Capable of safely undergoing endoscopy with deep sedation or general anesthesia * Indeterminate cystic lesion which was diagnosed in cross-sectional image (CT and MRI) * Pancreatic cystic lesion having uni- or oligo-locular (defined as having 2-6 locules within a cyst) and 2\ 4 cm in diameter

Exclusion criteria

* Pancreatic cystic lesions which had the typical morphology of serous cystadenomas (i.e., honeycomb appearance) and pseudocysts (i.e., recent history of acute pancreatitis or parenchymal changes) * Pancreatic cystic lesions having communication between the cystic lesion and the main pancreatic duct according to endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography and magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography * Pancreatic cystic lesions having overt evidence of carcinomas, such as peripancreatic invasion * Patients with a bleeding tendency (prothrombin time \> 1.5 international normalized ratio \[INR\] or platelet count \< 50,000/μL).

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Rate of Subjects with Complete or Partial response of treatment1 year after final treatmentComplete or partial response of treatment will be defined by the presence of a treated cystic structure, and its volume and maximum diameter in cross-sectional imaging studies (CT, MR)

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Incidence rate of adverse events after treatment1 year after final treatmentAdverse events include pancreatitis, bleeding, perforation, any other occurrence resulting in hospitalization, medical treatment, surgery, death, or disability

Countries

South Korea

Contacts

Primary ContactJong-Kyun Lee, M.D., Ph.D.
jongk.lee@samsung.com82-2-3410-3407

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026