Endoscopic Ultrasound-guided Large Diameter Lumen-apposing Metal Stent Gastro-gastrostomy for Bypass Reversal in Patients With Roux-en-y Gastric Bypass: a Proof of Concent Study
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Hypoglycemia
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Ghent
- Enrollment
- 20
- Locations
- 2
- Primary Endpoint
- clinical succes rate
- Status
- Recruiting
- Last Updated
- 6 months ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The primary objective of this open-label pilot study is to investigate whether an endoscopically placed lumen apposing metal stent is an effective alternative to surgery in patients that have a clear indication for reversal of their gastric bypass.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Group 1) patients needing any kind of parenteral nutritional support (eg. hypo- albuminemia, hypovitaminoses, mineral deficiencies,...) that can not be corrected by dietary intervention/oral supplementation
- •Group 2) patients with persistent invalidating symptomatic dumping syndrome despite optimal dietary intervention (typical complaints are headache, sweating, trembling, weakness and feeling hungry).
- •Group 3) patients with a refractory marginal ulcers with stenosis of the gastrojejunostomy leading to feading difficulties.
- •Group 4) patients with F3 or F4 liver fibrosis and a tendency to decompensation after bypass surgery, as demonstrated by an increase in serum bilirubin/INR and/or lowering of serum albumin.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Uncorrectable coagulopathy
- •Presence of significant portal hypertension as demonstrated by 2.1) the presence of esophageal and/or gastric varices AND/OR 2.2) a hepatic venous pressure gradient (if measured) equal to or more than 10mm Hg AND/OR 2.3) the combination of
- •a platelet count \<150000/µl AND
- •liver stiffness measured by elastometry equal to or more than 20 kPa (Baveno guidelines).
- •Pregnant women, breastfeeding women or women that can not assure adequate anticonception for the duration of the study (based on anamnesis).
- •Karnofsky index less than 60
- •Vulnerable patients
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
clinical succes rate
Time Frame: 6 months
1. for patients needing parenteral support: the number of parenteral supplements over a 6-month timeframe. 2. for patients with symptomatic hypoglycemia: resolution of hypoglycemia- associated complaints + negative hypoglycemia-provocative testing (oral glucose tolerance test and/or mixed meal test) at 6 months post-intervention. 3. for patients with gastric outlet obstruction: resolution of gastric outlet obstruction- associated symptoms at 6 months post-intervention. 4. for patients with steatohepatitis and signs of liver failure: improvement of liver function (significant drop in bilirubin/INR; increase in serum albumin) at 6 months post-intervention.
Secondary Outcomes
- Technical success rate(12 months)
- Duration of the procedure(12 months)
- Complication rate(12 months)
- Reintervention rate(12 months)