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Metal or Plastic Stents to Relieve Obstruction of Obstructive Jaundice Prior to Resection of Periampullary Tumors.

NCT02166840 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 92

Last updated 2015-10-22

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Patients with obstructive jaundice due to periampullary tumor can temporarily be relieved of their jaundice with transpapillary stenting at endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography (ERCP) prior to operation. Usually plastic stents are used.

Hypothesis: Self expanding metallic stents offer a be a better alternative for preoperative stenting in patients with obstructive jaundice due to periampullary tumour obstruction.

Conditions

  • Obstructive Jaundice
  • Periampullary Tumour

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Plastic stent (7-10Fr)

PROCEDURE

Self Expanding Metal Stent

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Karolinska University Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Lars Lundell, Professor · Karolinska University Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-03-31
Primary Completion
2014-12-31
Completion
2015-01-31

Countries

  • Sweden

Study Locations

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