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Esophageal Stump Washout

NCT01980394 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2016-02-25

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Intraluminally shed viable tumor cells might contribute to local recurrence in cancer of the esophagus and the cardia. The aim of the the study was to establish a method of mechanical lavage of the remaining part of the esophagus and, hence, to reduce the intraluminal cancer cells before doing the esophageal anastomosis.

Conditions

  • Esophageal Cancer
  • Gastrooesophageal Cancer

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Esophageal Stump Washout

a washout of the closed esophageal stump with Ringer-solution (10 times 30ml) is performed by means of a transorally inserted 24F-Foley catheter. The first, fifth and tenth portion of the lavage fluid are collected and sent to cytological examination

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Bern

    collaborator OTHER

  • Kantonsspital Liestal

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Christoph A. Maurer, Professor, Chairman of Surgery · Hospital of Liestal, Liestal, Switzerland

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
95 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2004-05-31
Primary Completion
2013-12-31
Completion
2013-12-31

Countries

  • Switzerland

Study Locations

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