Background Pancreaticobiliary malignancy (PBM) is a group of cancers affecting pancreas and bile duct. The diagnosis is often late and with fatal outcomes. Here, investigators study the clinicodemographic profile of the patients with suspected PBM undergoing Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) at a tertiary care center in Nepal. Material and Methods Retrospectively, a descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted at the endoscopy unit of the Internal medicine department of Dhulikhel Hospital-Kathmandu University Hospital (DH-KUH) from Jan 2017 to Jan 2023. Patients over 18 years of age with suspected PBM with complete medical records who underwent ERCP were included in our study. The descriptive and correlation statistics were done.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
597
Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences
Dhulikhel, Bagmati, Nepal
Measurement of risk factors in patients with Pancreaticobiliary Malignancy
The risk factors will be assessed on the basis of physiological parameters like age, dietary habits, smoking and alcohol habits and comorbities.
Time frame: 6 years from January 2017 to January 2023.
Measurement of clinical patterns in patients with Pancreaticobiliary Malignancy
The clinical patterns will be assessed on the basis of data collected from self-structured proforma that was used as research tool for data collection based on literature review. The patient information was obtained from hospital records after informed consent.
Time frame: 6 years from January 2017 to January 2023.
Measurement of treatment modalities in patients with Pancreaticobiliary Malignancy
The treatment modalities will be assessed with a self-structured proforma which will include the type of treatment modalities like surgical or medical or combined, and the the choice of stent type and technical success of type of stents.
Time frame: 6 years from January 2017 to January 2023.
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