Prospective evaluation of radiofrequency ablation for stent occlusion after bilateral metal stent placement in patients with malignant hilar biliary obstructions
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- unresectable malignant hilar biliary obstruction
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000040154
- Lead Sponsor
- Aichi Medical University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 20
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
1) Patients having difficulty in endoscopy 2) Patients having difficulty in transpapillary approach 3) Patients with surgically altered anatomy 4) Contraindication of RFA 5) Insufficient contact between the electrodes and the tissue 6) Performance status 4 7) Patients without informed consent 8) Inappropriate patients for entry on this study in the judgement of their research investigator
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Technical and functional success
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method