Digestive System
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1-refractory epigastric pain and dyspeptic symptoms after therapeutic biliary interventions with 2- history of poor response to prokinetics, mucosa-protective medicines, H2-blockers and/or proton-pump inhibitors (PPI).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1- unstable cardiopulmonary, neurologic, or cardiovascular status, 2- other causes of biliary diseases (CBD strictures, and hepatolithiasis), 3- structural abnormalities of the esophagus, stomach, or small intestine, 4- patients who underwent bariatric surgery out of the scope of the study, 5- patients on long-term non-steroidal analgesics, and 6- patients on oral contraceptive drugs.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - prevalence and risk factors of bile reflux Gastropathy Factors after Therapeutic Biliary Interventions, and to evaluate the gastric mucosa endoscopic and histopathologic changes. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| gastric fluid aspiration for quantitative analysis of gastric aspirate total bilirubin level and pH | — |
Countries
Egypt
Contacts
Professor