Cholestasis, Extrahepatic
Conditions
Keywords
Endoscopic ultrasonography, Biliary drainage, Metal stent
Brief summary
Although endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is almost always successful in patients with malignant biliary obstruction, selective biliary cannulation fails in some cases and conventional ERCP may not be possible in patients with tumor invasion of the duodenum or major papilla, surgically altered anatomy (e.g., Roux-en-Y anastomosis), or complex hilar biliary strictures. In such cases, percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage (PTBD) is an useful alternative. However, PTBD had various complications and the presence of an external drainage catheter would also have a cosmetic problem related to the external drainage and an adverse impact on quality of life (QOL) of terminally ill patients. Since endoscopic ultrasound-guided bile duct puncture was described in 1996, sporadic case reports of EUS-guided biliary drainage (EUS-BD) suggested that it was a feasible and effective alternative in patients with failed conventional ERCP stenting. The potential benefits of EUS-BD include one-stage procedure in ERCP unit, and internal drainage for avoiding long-term external drainage in cases where external PTBD drainage catheters cannot be internalized, thus significantly improving the QOL of terminally ill patients, and possibly lower morbidity than PTBD or surgery. Up to date, only a few case series of EUS-BD with small numbers of patients have been published, and known the feasibility and safety in terms of the incidence of procedure-related clinical outcomes.
Detailed description
We investigated the efficacy and safety of EUS-BD using partially covered (hybrid) metallic stent with a dedicated introducer for EUS-BD, or fully covered antimigration metallic stents in malignant biliary obstruction after failed conventional ERCP as a prospective multicenter study.
Interventions
DEVICEEUS-BD
EUS-guided hepaticogastrostomy (EUS-HG) will be performed in patients with hilar stricture or altered anatomy such as Roux-en-Y anastomosis, and EUS-guided choledochoduodenostomy (EUS-CD) will be performed in patients with mid to distal extrahepatic bile duct strictures. Because EUS-guided rendezvous technique can be attempted only in patients in whom the papilla is endoscopically accessible. Following bile duct puncture using a 19-gauge fine needle, one-step or graded tract dilatation will be performed. Then, finally we insert a partially or fully covered metallic stent.
Sponsors
Asan Medical Center
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* malignant biliary obstruction * Inoperable state * age \> 18 yrs * failed primary ERCP
Exclusion criteria
* uncontrolled coagulopathy * refuse to this study enrollment
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Technical success rate and procedural time of EUS-BD using metallic stents | six months | Measure the successful rate of biliary drainage using metallic stents and procedural time |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Complication rate of EUS-BD using metallic stents | six months | Measure the complication rate of EUS-BD using metallic stents |
Countries
South Korea
Outcome results
None listed