Pancreas Head Cancer
Conditions
Interventions
placement of a covered self-expandable metallic stent
Sponsors
Saitama International Medical Center
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients who are strongly suspected of pancreatic head cancer based on the imaging examinations. Patients who plesented obstructive jaundice(T-Bil is over 5.0mg/dL) or liver dysfunction(AST is more than 3 times the upper limit of normal). Patients who are a candidate for surgery. Written informed consent is obtained from patient before the study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients who are not able to stop the anti-coagulant therapy. Patients who have severe heart disease, hepatic insufficiency, renal dysfunction, endocrine disease, or gastrointestinal tract disturbance. Pregnant women. Women who have possibility of pregnancy. Patients who are suspected of tumor involvement to the orifice of cystic duct. Patients who are not suitable for endoscopic procedures. Patients who already have received the endoscopic or percutaneously or surgically biliary drainage. Patients who have symptoms of gastric outlet obstruction. Patients who are judged inappropriate by chief (responsive) medical examiner
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| complication rate | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| survival at the 90 days after the operation | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactOsamu Togawa
Saitama International Medical Center Depertment of Gastroenterology
Outcome results
None listed