Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) Features of Chronic Pancreatitis

Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) Features of Chronic Pancreatitis: A Prospective Correlation With Intraoperative Findings and Surgical Pathology

The purpose of this study is to correlate Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) criteria for chronic pancreatitis with surgical pathology.

Patients who are eligible are individuals who have:

• normal pancreas
• suspected chronic pancreatitis
• established chronic pancreatitis (by ERCP, MRI, previous EUS, CT)
• pancreatic cancer

Patients who are not eligible are individuals who have:

• an uncorrectable coagulopathy (platelet <50,000, INR>1.5), or bleeding disorder, or are unable to discontinue anticoagulation 5-7 days prior to EUS (aspirin and bridging therapy with lovenox are allowed, clopidogrel is not allowed)