Correlation of Chronic Pancreatitis Pathology Features With Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) Criteria

Completed

Conditions studied: Chronic Pancreatitis

In brief

In this research project the investigators intend to find out if Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) criteria for diagnosing chronic pancreatitis can be correlated with pathologic characteristics of tissues taken from pancreas of patients with suspected chronic pancreatitis. This will be a retrospective study which will examine results from biopsy specimens and endoscopic ultrasound findings in suspected chronic pancreatitis.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01442441

Run by

Indiana University

People needed

400

Starts

2009-02-01

Expected to finish

2013-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-09-05

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• will include all patients who consented to have both EUS and had biopsy taken for tissue diagnosis.

You may not qualify if…

• Will exclude patients who are less than 18 years

Where it is running

• Indiana University Hospital — Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

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