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Biliary Externalization After Pancreaticoduodenectomy

NCT04654299 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 128

Last updated 2022-06-21

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Summary

Postoperative pancreatic fistula(POPF) is the most common complication of pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD). Sometimes POPF is associated with biliary fistula(BF), or "mixed" fistula. The purpose of this study is to assess whether the severity of the fistulae, when present, is decreased with an external biliary stent in place.

Conditions

  • Postoperative Complications

Interventions

PROCEDURE

External biliary stent

The biliary stent consisted of a multi-perforated, natural rubber tube, measuring 3.5 mm in diameter, that we placed transanastomotically, with exteriorization sited at 20 cm utilizing the Witzel jejunostomy approach

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Universidad de Extremadura

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Gerardo Blanco-Fernández, MD, PhD · Universidad de Extremadura

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-01-01
Primary Completion
2017-12-31
Completion
2018-03-31

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