Prevalence of Colon Cancer in Pyogenic Liver Abscess

N/ACompletedNCT02032914

Inje University62 enrolled

Overview

Although a proportion of pyogenic liver abscess may originated from colonic mucosal lesions, the prevalence of colonic neoplasm in the patients with pyogenic liver abscess are still not evaluated yet. Thus, our group will find the prevalence of colonic neoplasm in the group of cryptogenic pyogenic liver abscess by colonoscopic examination.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Cryptogenic Pyogenic Liver Abscess

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Pyogenic liver abscess radiologically and bacteriologically diagnosed Exclusion Criteria: * Amebic liver abscess * Other causes of pyogenic liver abscess such as cholangitis, liver cancer, complication of transarterial chemoembolization or radiofrequency ablation to hepatocellular carcinoma * Refusal to colonoscopic examination * Inadequate general patient status to perform the colonoscopic examination * Patient who has had the screening colonoscopic examination within 1 year and showed normal finding or had 1 or 2 colon polyp in adequate exam

Locations (2)

Pusan National Unversity Yangsan Hospital

Yangsan, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea

Inje University Haeundae Paik Hospital

Busan, South Korea

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

The prevalence of colonic neoplasm

Time frame: within 6 weeks after diagnosis of pyogenic liver abscess

Secondary Outcomes

Prevalence of colon polyp

Time frame: Within 6 weeks at diagnosis of pyogenic liver abscess

Prevalence of colonic diverticulitis

Time frame: Within 6 weeks at diagnosis of pyogenic liver abscess

Prevalence of inflammatory bowel disease

Time frame: Within 6 weeks at diagnosis of pyogenic liver abscess

Prevalence of intestinal tuberculosis

Time frame: Within 6 weeks at diagnosis of pyogenic liver abscess

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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