Symptomatic pancreatic fluid collections
Conditions
Interventions
Patients will be randomly assigned to receive either endoscopic drainage with a
forward viewing or standard oblique viewing ultrasonic endoscope.
Sponsors
Academisch Medisch Centrum
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: * Presence of a large (> 6 cm) pancreatic fluid collection. * Window for endoscopic drainage * Age > 17 years * Written informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: * Previous surgical or endoscopic drainage * Participation in another intervention trial that would interfere with the intervention and outcome of this study. * Transduodenal as the preferred route
Design outcomes
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Successful drainage procedures, resolution of pancreatic fluid collections, procedure related complications, US endoscope preference according to post-procedural questionnaire. | — |
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary endpoint will be ease of endoscopic drainage measured by procedural time. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed