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Comparison of plastic periodic exchange method versus full covered metal stent insertion in patients with malignant hilar biliary obstruction receiving chemotherapy

Not Applicable
Conditions
Diseases of the digestive system
Registration Number
KCT0008591
Lead Sponsor
Bundang CHA General Hospital
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ot yet recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
40
Inclusion Criteria

Patients aged 19 years or older with confirmed malignant bile duct obstruction that cannot be surgically resected and require endoscopic biliary drainage
Those receiving anticancer therapy

Exclusion Criteria

? Those who cannot obtain consent
? Those whose life expectancy is less than 3 months
? A person with acute cholecystitis
? Those with PTBD at the time of endoscopy
? Those who have previously had non-uncovered metallic bile duct stents inserted
? Bismuth type I patient with malignant hilar biliary obstruction
? Pregnant women

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional Study
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Whether stent obstruction has occurred (to evaluate cost-effective)
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
stent patency period
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