Diagnostic Value of Endoscopic Ultrasound Elastography and Contrast Enhanced Endoscopic Ultrasound for Differential Diagnosis of Gallbladder Polyp

NCT ID: NCT04416763

Last Updated: 2022-03-15

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Total Enrollment

30 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-06-01

Study Completion Date

2022-06-30

Brief Summary

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Gallbladder polyps are often detected incidentally by ultrasonography. The most of gallbladder polyps are non-neoplastic such as cholesterol polyps and do not need further treatments. However, neoplastic polyps, which need additional treatments to prevent malignancy, show the same appearance on ultrasound. Clinically, the differential diagnosis between cholesterol polyps and adenomatous polyps is very important for patient follow-up and treatment. However, differential diagnosis between these two conditions is difficult using conventional trans-abdominal ultrasound.

Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) is less affected and disturbed by subcutaneous fat or intraabdominal air, so a clearer image of pancreatobiliary system can be obtained. In addition, EUS elastography and contrast enhanced EUS are recently introduced. EUS elastography enables practitioners to evaluate the stiffness of a target lesion and compare it with surrounding tissues (strain ratio). Also, contrast enhanced EUS is used widely with additional information such as presence of vessels and enhancement pattern of soft tissues. Several studies have been published that EUS elastography can help in the differential diagnosis of pancreatic solid lesions.

Although studies have been conducted to confirm the usefulness of transabdomnial ultrasound with elastography or contrast enhancement at differentiating gallbladder polyps, no prospective studies have been conducted to evaluate the usefulness of EUS elastography or contrast enhanced EUS for gallbladder polyp. Therefore, with this prospective study, we would like to evaluate the diagnostic value of EUS elastography and contrast enhanced EUS for differential diagnosis of gallbladder polyps.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Gallbladder Polyps or Masses Greater Than 8-10 mm in Size

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Gallbladder polyp of 8-10mm or more in size confirmed by imaging tests
2. Must be 19 years old or older
3. With voluntary agreement to participate in the study after be informed about the necessity of EUS due to the clinical necessity

Exclusion Criteria

1. Unable to confirm histological diagnosis (ex. Patients did not underwent cholecystectomy)
2. Younger than 18 year-old
3. Without agreement with this study or informed consent
Minimum Eligible Age

19 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Seoul National University Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Sang Hyub Lee

Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Seoul National University Hospital

Seoul, , South Korea

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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South Korea

Central Contacts

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Sang Hyub Lee, MD., PhD.

Role: CONTACT

+082 2-2072-4892

Facility Contacts

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Sang Hyub Lee, MD PhD

Role: primary

References

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Corwin MT, Siewert B, Sheiman RG, Kane RA. Incidentally detected gallbladder polyps: is follow-up necessary?--Long-term clinical and US analysis of 346 patients. Radiology. 2011 Jan;258(1):277-82. doi: 10.1148/radiol.10100273. Epub 2010 Aug 9.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 20697115 (View on PubMed)

Park CH, Chung MJ, Oh TG, Park JY, Bang S, Park SW, Kim H, Hwang HK, Lee WJ, Song SY. Differential diagnosis between gallbladder adenomas and cholesterol polyps on contrast-enhanced harmonic endoscopic ultrasonography. Surg Endosc. 2013 Apr;27(4):1414-21. doi: 10.1007/s00464-012-2620-x. Epub 2012 Dec 12.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 23233003 (View on PubMed)

Kozuka S, Tsubone N, Yasui A, Hachisuka K. Relation of adenoma to carcinoma in the gallbladder. Cancer. 1982 Nov 15;50(10):2226-34. doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(19821115)50:103.0.co;2-3.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 7127263 (View on PubMed)

Sugiyama M, Atomi Y, Kuroda A, Muto T, Wada N. Large cholesterol polyps of the gallbladder: diagnosis by means of US and endoscopic US. Radiology. 1995 Aug;196(2):493-7. doi: 10.1148/radiology.196.2.7617866.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 7617866 (View on PubMed)

Choi WB, Lee SK, Kim MH, Seo DW, Kim HJ, Kim DI, Park ET, Yoo KS, Lim BC, Myung SJ, Park HJ, Min YI. A new strategy to predict the neoplastic polyps of the gallbladder based on a scoring system using EUS. Gastrointest Endosc. 2000 Sep;52(3):372-9. doi: 10.1067/mge.2000.108041.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 10968853 (View on PubMed)

Practical Guidelines for Management of Gallbladder Polyps. Korean Journal of HBP Surgery Vol. 14, No. 3, September 2010

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Wiles R, Thoeni RF, Barbu ST, Vashist YK, Rafaelsen SR, Dewhurst C, Arvanitakis M, Lahaye M, Soltes M, Perinel J, Roberts SA. Management and follow-up of gallbladder polyps : Joint guidelines between the European Society of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology (ESGAR), European Association for Endoscopic Surgery and other Interventional Techniques (EAES), International Society of Digestive Surgery - European Federation (EFISDS) and European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE). Eur Radiol. 2017 Sep;27(9):3856-3866. doi: 10.1007/s00330-017-4742-y. Epub 2017 Feb 9.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 28185005 (View on PubMed)

Teber MA, Tan S, Donmez U, Ipek A, Ucar AE, Yildirim H, Aslan A, Arslan H. The use of real-time elastography in the assessment of gallbladder polyps: preliminary observations. Med Ultrason. 2014 Dec;16(4):304-8. doi: 10.11152/mu.201.3.2066.164.1mat.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 25463882 (View on PubMed)

Kitano M, Kudo M, Sakamoto H, Komaki T. Endoscopic ultrasonography and contrast-enhanced endoscopic ultrasonography. Pancreatology. 2011;11 Suppl 2:28-33. doi: 10.1159/000323493. Epub 2011 Apr 5.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 21464584 (View on PubMed)

Cho IR, Lee SH, Choi JH, Chun JW, Lee MW, Lee MH, Kim J, Lee TS, Paik WH, Ryu JK, Kim YT. Diagnostic performance of EUS-guided elastography for differential diagnosis of gallbladder polyp. Gastrointest Endosc. 2024 Sep;100(3):449-456.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2024.02.015. Epub 2024 Feb 29.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 38431102 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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H-2005-135-1124

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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