Abdominal Exploration Without Incisions
| Status: | Archived |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Cancer, Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Oncology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | Any |
| Updated: | 7/1/2011 |
Diagnostic Transluminal Endoscopic Peritoneoscopy
This study is being conducted to determine whether an endoscope, (a small, flexible tube
with a camera mounted on the end) passed down through the throat, through the stomach, and
into the abdomen can safely and accurately examine the organs and tissue of the abdomen and
take biopsies if needed. We wish to determine if this endoscopic diagnostic route is as
efficient as the laparoscopic diagnostic route, which is currently the standard of care.In
the last 10 patients enrolled in this study who will proceed to gastric resection, we will
close the endoscopically created gastrotomy with an endoscopic suturing device.
We propose to investigate the efficacy of transgastric endoscopic peritoneoscopy with
endoscopic biopsy in patients undergoing diagnostic laparoscopy and who will require a
concurrent gastrotomy for placement of a PEG, gastrojejunostomy or gastric resection.
We hypothesize that diagnostic endoscopic peritoneoscopy can be done safely with adequate
visualization of the abdominal cavity to direct clinical treatment. In patients who proceed
to a Whipple, we will evaluate the feasibility of a gastrotomy closure technique.
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