Spots Global Cancer Trial Database for The Diagnostic Value of Combinatory EUS and ERCP in Unclear Lesions

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Trial Identification

Brief Title: The Diagnostic Value of Combinatory EUS and ERCP in Unclear Lesions

Official Title: Sahlgrenska EUS ERCP Study

Study ID: NCT03504293

Conditions

Neoplasms

Biliary Stricture

Biliary Tract Neoplasms

Biliary Tract Diseases

Interventions

Combinatory EUS and ERCP

Study Description

Brief Summary: ERCP with brush cytology has a poor to moderate accuracy in unclear biliary lesions. Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) with fine needle aspiration (FNA) for cytology may override some of these shortcomings. The current prospective study, performed in a tertiary University center, aims to study the feasibility, the accuracy and the clinical value of combinatory ERCP and EUS in unclear biliary lesions.

Detailed Description: The eligible study participants with unclear biliary lesions referred for an ERCP to the Sahlgrenska Univeristy Hospital endoscopy unit will be subjected to ERCP with/without brush cytology followed by EUS with/without FNA. The results of ERCP and EUS will be compared to the pathology report of surgical specimens in resected patients or to clinical follow up at 12 months post-EUS in non-resected patients.