Clinical trial · Observational
Prevalence of Pancreatic Cysts During Routine Endoscopic Ultra Sound
Prevalence of Pancreatic Cysts During Routine EUS
NCT01624363CI-TRIAL-00027085completedResults postedClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The investigators are interested in performing a detailed examination of the pancreas via EUS (Endoscopic Ultra Sound)for patients referred for a non-pancreatic condition. The hypothesis is to make a statistical determination of how many pancreatic cysts the investigators discover incidentally.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pancreatic Cysts | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (0)
Data not yet available
No intervention recorded.
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- label
- Patients undergoing EUS
- description
- Patients undergoing EUS for non-pancreatic treatment.
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Prevalence of Pancreatic Cysts During Routine EUS
- timeFrame
- 48 months
- description
- The purpose of this study is to identify the prevalence of pancreatic cysts in patients undergoing EUS for non-pancreatic indications .
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * The inclusion criteria included: patients \>18 years old with decision making capacity referred for EUS for any other indication other than the evaluation of a known pancreatic cyst, solid mass, or suspected mass. Exclusion Criteria: * Any known history or evidence of the following from any previous imaging study: pancreatic cyst, solid mass, suspected pancreatic mass, dilated main pancreatic duct * Previous surgical resection of any portion of the upper GI tract such as Billroth II that would not permit complete EUS exam of the pancreas * Laboratory and/or clinical evidence of ongoing acute pancreatitis * Previous pancreatic surgical resection * Pregnancy * Incarceration * High risk for sedation * Coagulopathy and/or thrombocytopenia * The patients underwent a complete EUS examination of the pancreas.
References
Publications (1)
- BACKGROUNDSey MS, Teagarden S, Settles D, McGreevy K, Cote GA, Sherman S, McHenry L, LeBlanc JK, Al-Haddad M, DeWitt JM. Prospective Cross-Sectional Study of the Prevalence of Incidental Pancreatic Cysts During Routine Outpatient Endoscopic Ultrasound. Pancreas. 2015 Oct;44(7):1130-3. doi: 10.1097/MPA.0000000000000408. PMID 26335009