Clinical Trial: Long Term Follow up of Small Non-inflammatory Pancreatic Cysts

Study Status: Active, not recruiting
Recruit Status: Active, not recruiting
Study Type: Observational

Official Title: Long Term Follow up of Small Non-inflammatory Pancreatic Cysts - a Retrospective Multicenter Study.

Brief Summary: This study intends to investigate the long term follow-up of small non-inflammatory pancreatic cysts.

Detailed Summary:

This study intends to investigate the long term follow-up of small non-inflammatory pancreatic cysts in a multicenter setting.

Inclusion criteria:

Patients with non-inflammatory pancreatic cystic lesions up to 3 cm in diameter referred to the University Hospital Hamburg Eppendorf, Israelitic Hospital Hamburg, Sana Klinikum Lichtenberg, Berlin and Krankenhaus Märkisch-Oderland,Strausberg from 2002 to 2007 identified from EUS database.

Study design:

At least 5 year-long term follow up by inclusion of clinical data, cross sectional imaging if available or actual US findings.

Primary outcome:

To determine the proportion of patients with increase is size and/or changed appearance

Secondary outcomes:

Rate of patients undergo pancreatic surgery (indication, histology of resected specimen). Rate of patients undergo FNA (fluid analysis, cytology).


Sponsor: Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf

Current Primary Outcome: Progress of pancreatic cyst [ Time Frame: 5 years ]

To determine the proportion of patients with increase is size and/or changed appearance of pancreatic cyst.


Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

Current Secondary Outcome:

Original Secondary Outcome:

Information By: Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf

Dates:
Date Received: June 18, 2013
Date Started: January 2011
Date Completion: December 2016
Last Updated: October 20, 2016
Last Verified: October 2016