Unresectable ampullary cancer
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) patients who were diagnosed of ampullary cancer by pathological analyses 2) patients who underwent endoscopic biliary stenting 3) patient's or their families' agreement to enrollment in this study by the opt-out form
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) patients who underwent curative surgery 2) patients who underwent endoscopic papillectomy 3) patients who underwent endoscopic ultrasound-guided biliary drainage until the initial endoscopic biliary stenting 4) patients who underwent insertion of multiple stents 5) patients with biliary obstruction due to metastatic malignancy 6) refusal for enrollment in this study by the patients or their families
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Risk factors for recurrent biliary obstruction (RBO) following palliative endoscopic biliary stenting | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Hokkaido University Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology