Benign biliary stricture
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.Patients with refractory benign biliary strictures (Resolution of stricture was not achieved by plastic stent treatment). 2.Malignancy is ruled out by pathological examination and clinical course. 3.Biliary stricture was completely existed on ERC findings, or no flow of contrast material into the downstream within 60 seconds, if stenosis was incomplete. 4.Biliary strictures located above the ampulla 15 mm or more upstream.(Metallic stent could be placed inside the bile duct )
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Patients with performance status 3 or 4 2.Patients with severe complications to other organs. 3.Stricture of intrahepatic bile duct 4.Age<20 5.Patients without informed concent 6.The size of bile duct size showed less than 8 mm on first ERC finding. 7.Patients with severe coagulation dysfunction. 8.Patients with hepaticojejunostomy 9.Patients judged inappropriate by chief medical examiner.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Rate of stricture resolution at metallic stent removal after 4 month stent placement | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1.Success rate of stent placement 2.Success rate of stent removal 3. Rate of stricture recurrence 4. Adverse events | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Okayama University Hospital Department of Endoscopy