Main Pancreatic Duct Diameter

Technical University of Munich

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Pancreatic Duct Dilatation

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05385354

MDP-1

Details and patient eligibility

About

The maximal diameter of the pancreatic duct will be measured by endoscopic ultrasound at four different parts:

• Pancreatic head
• Pancreatic neck
• Pancreatic body
• Pancreatic tail

Full description

All patients without pancreatic or biliary disorders undergoing upper-GI endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) are eligible for the study.

The maximal diameter of the pancreatic duct will be measured by endoscopic ultrasound in millimeters at four different parts:

• Pancreatic head
• Pancreatic neck
• Pancreatic body
• Pancreatic tail

Enrollment: 102 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients undergoing EUS for investigation of non-pancratic disease (e.g. subeptithelial tumor of the upper GI-tract
• Indication for EUS is undependent from the study
• Written informed consent
• Age ≥18 years

Exclusion criteria

• Pancreatic diseases (chronic or acute pancreatitis, pancreatic tumor, pancreatic cyst, etc.)
• Disorders of papilla duodeni major/minor (adenoma/carcinoma of papilla duodeni major or minor)
• Biliary disorders (bile duct stones, cholangio carcinoma, cholangitis)
• Elevated Bilirubin and/or Lipase