total biliary obstruction
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Males and females, aged 18-70 years with a total biliary obstruction and successful placement of a biliary percutaneous transhepatic cholangiographic (PTC) drain.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Main exclusion criteria are: unsuccessful ERCP procedure as the medical indication for PTC-drainage; use of cholesterol-lowering medication; genetic hyperlipoproteinemia: familial hypercholesterolemia, LPL-deficiency, familial dysbeta-lipoproteinemia, familial hypertriglyceridemia; BMI > 30 kg/m2; diabetes mellitus type I and type II; having received an investigational drug in the last 3 months before the screening visit; unable or unwilling to comply with the protocol requirements or deemed by the investigator to be unfit for the study; likely to leave the study before its completion.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Total faecal 13C-cholesterol recovery during four days after a single intravenous dose of 13C-cholesterol. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Biliary 13C-cholesterol recovery during four days after a single intravenous dose of 13C-cholesterol. | — |
Countries
Netherlands