Distal biliary obstruction by pancreatic cancer.
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Distal biliary obstruction by pancreatic cancer 2) Expected survive more than 2 months 3) Age: >= 20 years at the time of acquiring consent 4) Written informed consent 5) ECOG Performance Status of 0-1
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1)Massive ascites. 2)Uncontrolled other organ diseases 3)Biliary obstruction at the hilar part. 4)Unachievable ERCP due to post-abdominal surgery state including gastrectomy. 5)Unachievable ERCP due to difficult cannulation. 6)Distal duodenal obstruction. (Post-treatment state by stent placement excluded.) 7) Inappropriate patients for study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Rate of recurrent biliary obstruction | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Stent patency duration Stent patency duration and the rate of stent function estimated by the Kaplan-Meier method Median overall survival Rate of complication Adverse events in the therapeutic period and post therapeutic period Complications related ERCP | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Cancer and Infection Disease Center Komagome Hospital Department of Gastroenterology