Usefulness of Non-flared Intraductal Fully Covered Metallic Stent for Refractory Biliary Strictures after Living Donor Liver Transplantation

Usefulness of Non-flared Intraductal Fully Covered Metallic Stent for Refractory Biliary Strictures after Living Donor Liver Transplantation - Metal stenting for biliary strictures after liver transplantation

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000021261

Enrollment

Registered

2016-03-01

Start date

2013-01-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Benign biliary stricture after liver transplantation

Interventions

metal stenting for 3 months

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Clinical symptoms of bile duct obstruction with jaundice 2. Documented benign biliary stricture after living donor liver transplantation 3. Refractory to balloon dilation and plastic stenting

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Documented malignant bile duct stricture 2. Multiple strictures of the bile duct 3. Surgically altered gastrointestinal anatomy 4. Bleeding tendency or any contraindications for ERCP

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Stricture resolution: significant increase the diameter of stricture site and complete runoff of contrast after stent removal	—

Countries

Asia(except Japan)

Contacts

Public ContactHyun Jong Choi

SoonChunHyang University School of Medicine Digestive Disease Center and Research Institute, Department of Internal Medicine

joseph@schmc.ac.kr+82-32-621-5211

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026