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Evaluation of Preoperative Biliary Drainage Before Pancreatoduodenectomy

Phase 2
Conditions
Pancreatic Cancer
Periampullary Carcinoma
Interventions
Procedure: Pancreatoduodenectomy
Procedure: EBD and Pancreatoduodenectomy
Procedure: PTCD and Pancreatoduodenectomy
Procedure: ENBD and Pancreatoduodenectomy
Registration Number
NCT01941342
Lead Sponsor
Southwest Hospital, China
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of preoperative biliary drainage (PBD) which is performed prior to pancreatoduodenectomy candidates with obstructive jaundice by observing the prevalence of drainage and surgery related complications, hospital stay, medical cost and life quality compared to surgery alone. It is anticipated that PBD can reduce the prevalence of complications and improve the outcome of pancreatoduodenectomy.

Detailed Description

Obstructive jaundice is a common symptom in patients with pancreatic head cancer or peri-ampullary cancer. It is regarded that proper surgical resection is the only possible way of radical cure for those patients without evidence of metastasis. Since high preoperative bilirubin level is suggested to be a risk factor for pancreatoduodenectomy, preoperative biliary drainage has been applied to clinical practice to improve the outcome of surgery. However, results from previous studies have inconsistent results showing that PBD may have adverse effect on patients by elevating the prevalence of complications. Since PBD is widely performed worldwide, its value needs to be clarified. Thus the present study is designed to systematically evaluate the value of PBD via recruiting participants who may most likely benefit from PBD. It is anticipated that results from this study can present an instructive conclusion on whether PBD should be performed prior to pancreatoduodenectomy as well as reveal the preferable type of PBD.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
274
Inclusion Criteria
  • 18 to 70 years old
  • CT (Computed Tomography), CTA (Computed Tomographic Angiography), MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) or ultrasonic test suggested pancreatic head carcinoma or periampullary carcinoma with obstructive jaundice
  • First routine test of serum bilirubin above 250μmol per liter
Exclusion Criteria
  • Distant metastasis in liver, lung or other sites
  • Invasion of local blood vessels (e.g. aorta, portal vein, postcava)
  • Poor physical condition, unable to tolerate anesthesia and surgery (e.g. severe cardio-pulmonary diseases, blood coagulation disorders)
  • With cholangitis, active hepatitis or other diseases which should be excluded from study according to the investigators

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
PancreatoduodenectomyPancreatoduodenectomyInstant pancreatoduodenectomy within one week after diagnosis including: Evaluate the resectability; Remove pancreas head, gastric pyloric antrum, duodenum, distal common bile duct and regional lymph nodes; Reconstruct digestive tract.
EBD and PancreatoduodenectomyEBD and PancreatoduodenectomyConsistent EBD (Endoscopic Biliary Drainage) for 3 weeks or drainage until bilirubin level decreases to 200μmol per liter or below then perform pancreatoduodenectomy including: Evaluate the resectability; Remove pancreas head, gastric pyloric antrum, duodenum, distal common bile duct and regional lymph nodes; Reconstruct digestive tract.
PTCD and PancreatoduodenectomyPTCD and PancreatoduodenectomyConsistent PTCD (Percutaneous Transhepatic Cholangial Drainage) for 3 weeks or drainage until bilirubin level decreases to 200μmol per liter or below then perform pancreatoduodenectomy including: Evaluate the resectability; Remove pancreas head, gastric pyloric antrum, duodenum, distal common bile duct and regional lymph nodes; Reconstruct digestive tract.
ENBD and PancreatoduodenectomyENBD and PancreatoduodenectomyConsistent ENBD (Endoscopic Nasobiliary Drainage) for 3 weeks or drainage until bilirubin level decreases to 200μmol per liter or below then perform pancreatoduodenectomy including: Evaluate the resectability; Remove pancreas head, gastric pyloric antrum, duodenum, distal common bile duct and regional lymph nodes; Reconstruct digestive tract.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Incidence of Infectious Complicationsup to 12 months
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Life Quality Scoreup to 12 months
Incidence of Hemorrhagic Complicationsup to 6 months
Liver Function Evaluationup to 6 months
Incidence of Bile Leakageup to 6 months
Digestive Function Recoveryup to 6 months
Incidence of Pancreatic Leakageup to 6 months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Institution of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Southwest Hospital

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Chongqing, Chongqing, China

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