Status:

WITHDRAWN

Utility of Combined EUS and ERCP Procedures in the Evaluation of Liver Graft Dysfunction

Lead Sponsor:

Loma Linda University

Conditions:

Liver Graft Dysfunction

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The purpose of this investigator-initiated study is to determine whether a single-step session that combines endoscopic ultrasound (which may further include liver biopsy and needle-guided cholangiogr...

Detailed Description

Liver graft dysfunction can arise from many disease processes, which include biliary obstruction, rejection, infection and ischemia. Battery of tests, and at times empiric therapy, is necessary to obt...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • All hospitalized patients with liver graft dysfunction

Exclusion

  • Thrombocytopenia (platelets \<50.000/mL) until corrected
  • Coagulopathy (international normalized ratio (INR) \>1.5) until corrrected
  • Use of thrombolytic or anti-platelet agents within 5-7 days of the procedure.
  • Any with known bleeding diathesis will be excluded. (e.g. disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC), von-Willebrand disease, hemophilia).
  • Those who had recent prior liver biopsy or EUS/ERCP will be excluded.
  • Those with active bacteremia will be excluded, at least until treated.
  • For this initial study, those with altered GI tract anatomy (e.g. those with hepaticojejunostomy or gastro-jejunostomy) will be excluded

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 1 2017

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2022

Estimated Enrollment :

Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04841278

Start Date

December 1 2017

End Date

December 1 2022

Last Update

April 12 2021

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