Diagnostic Endoscopic Exploration for Pancreatic Head Mass

Jeffrey Hazey

Status

Terminated

Conditions

Pancreatic Head Mass

Treatments

Procedure: Transgastric diagnostic endoscopic peritoneoscopy

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT00816179

2007C0086

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study is being done to find out if an endoscope passed down the throat, through the stomach, and into the abdomen can quickly and accurately examine the organs and tissue of the abdomen and take biopsies if needed.

Full description

This study is being done to find out if an endoscope (a small, flexible tube with a camera mounted on the end) passed down the throat, through the stomach, and into the abdomen can quickly and accurately examine the organs and tissue of the abdomen and take biopsies if needed. We wish to determine if this endoscopic route is as fast and efficient as the laparoscopic route, which is the current standard of care.

Enrollment

11 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18 to 80 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Age range 18-80
Radiographic diagnosis of resectable pancreatic head mass presumed to be pancreatic adenocarcinoma

Exclusion criteria

Inability to obtain informed consent
Pregnancy
Intra-abdominal adhesions that preclude endoscopy
Contraindication to upper endoscopy such as stricture, stenosis of the foregut
Previous gastric surgery
Diagnosis of pancreatic body or tail tumor
History or current diagnosis of gastric ulcer
Metastatic disease diagnosed by CT, EUS, MRI, or nuclear imaging
Patient is not a candidate for resection based upon CT, EUS, MRI, or nuclear imaging
Antiplatelet medication not stopped at least 7 days prior to procedure
Anticoagulant medication not stopped at least 5 days prior to procedure