U.S., March 21 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07486128) titled 'Microplastics in Pancreas: Oncologic and Metabolic Impact' on March 17.
Brief Summary: Microplastics and nanoplastics (MNPs) are emerging environmental contaminants that have been detected in several human tissues, raising concerns about their potential impact on human health. However, their presence in the human pancreas has not yet been investigated.
The aim of this prospective, single-center study is to detect and characterize microplastics in human pancreatic tissue obtained from patients undergoing pancreatic resection for benign or malignant diseases. Microplastics will also be analyzed in peripancreatic adipose tissue and p...