Interest of Saline MR Peritoneography for Pre-operative Assessment of Rectal Cancer

Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain17 enrolled

Overview

MR saline peritoneography could be useful to demonstrate the peritoneal outline of the pouch of Douglas. The investigators think that the localization of the rectal tumor in function of this anatomic mark could be decisive for pre-operative assessment.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Rectal Adenocarcinoma

Interventions

MR saline peritoneographyPROCEDURE

Ultrasound-guided Intraperitoneal injection of 250cc of steril saline solution with a 22G needle, followed by rectal MR imaging

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Rectal adenocarcinoma Exclusion Criteria: * Metastatic disease * under 18y patient * woman of childbearing age

Locations (1)

Cliniques Universitaires St Luc - Université Catholique de Louvain

Brussels, Belgium

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Determination of the distance between a rectal tumor and the pouch of Douglas

Feasability of the determination of the distance between a rectal tumor and the pouch of Douglas by MR saline peritoneography: 1. Visualisation of the Douglas 2. Visualisation of the Tumor 3. Determination of the distance between the tumor and the pouch of Douglas

Time frame: Two years

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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