None listed
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: • patients with common bile duct obstruction due to malignancy
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: • intrahepatic or perihilar bile duct obstruction (except Klatskin type I) • patients who have operability or want surgery • strictures located within 2 cm from the end of distal common bile duct • patients who are not able to undergo endoscopy due to cardiovascular or pulmonary diseases • patients whose informed consents are not received • patients in whom an endoscope can not access to the ampulla due to anatomical deformity by previous surgery
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| stent patency or jaundice-free survival | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| in-stent stenosis or tumor overgrowth;stone or sludge occurrence;overall survival;acute cholangitis occurrence;stent migration rate | — |
Countries
Korea, Republic of
Contacts
The Catholic University of Korea, Bucheon St. Mary's Hospital