unresected malignancies causing lower or middle biliary stricture
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention: Laser-cut type of SEMS
Control: Braded type of SEMS
Sponsors
Yokohama city university Hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Patients' age of more than 20 years-old. 2) Patients having lower or middle biliary stricture caused by unresectable malignancies 3) Patients having dilation of bile duct and cholangitis, obstructive jaundice or liver dysfunction. 4) Patients who are judged appropriate for endoscopic biliary stenting using metallic stent by chief (responsive) medical examiner. 5) Written informed consent is obtained from patient before the study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Patients' age of less than 20 years-old. 2) Patients having resectable malignancies. 3) Written informed consent is not obtained from patient before the study. 4) Patients who are judged inappropriate by chief (responsive) medical examiner.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| rate of stent dysfunction one year after stent intervention | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| safety, success rate, time of stent patency, overall time of survival | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactTakamitsu Sato
Yokohama City University School of Medicine Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Outcome results
None listed