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Endoscopic Ultrasound as an Early Diagnostic Tool for Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis

NCT01556412 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 32

Last updated 2014-10-21

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a rare chronic cholestatic liver disease, typically affecting middle aged men and is frequently associated with inflammatory bowel disease. Establishing diagnosis in early stages of cholestatic hepatopathy is still a clinical challenge and based on invasive diagnostic procedures: endoscopic retrograde cholangiography (ERC) or percutaneous liver biopsy are needed when magnetic resonance cholangiopancreaticography remains inconclusive. As these procedures are associated with significant risks for the patient, the goal of this study is to evaluate, if endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) of the biliary tract is a useful diagnostic tool in suspected PSC.

Conditions

  • Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Tischendorf, Jens, M.D.

    lead INDIV

Principal Investigators

  • Jens JW Tischendorf, M.D. · Medical Department III, University Hospital RWTH Aachen

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-03-31
Primary Completion
2012-05-31
Completion
2012-11-30

Countries

  • Germany

Study Locations

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