Patients with malignant distal biliary obstruction using laser-cut fully-covered self-expandable metal stent with duckbill shaped anti-reflux valve
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Distal biliary obstruction which was confirmed with imaging studies 2) Pathological confirmation of malignancy 3) Presence of liver dysfuction, jaundice, or cholangitis due to cholestasis
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Surgical altered anatomy with Billroth-II or Roux-en-Y reconstruction 2) Failure to approach the papilla of Vater 3) Absence of hilar biliary obstruction 4) Inappropriate patients to this study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Technical success | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Procedural time, Functional success, Adverse event rate, Time to recurrent biliary obstruction | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Teine Keijinkai Hospital Center for Gastroenterology