Metal and Plastic Biliary Stents to Drain Malignant Distal Biliary Strictures.
Completed
- Conditions
- Biliary StrictureStent Stenosis
- Registration Number
- NCT05761496
- Brief Summary
Multicentric Italian registry aimed to evaluated the role and results of plastic and metal stents in the treatment of malignant distal biliary strictures
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 871
Inclusion Criteria
- Malignant distal biliary stricture
- Need for Palliative and pre-operative biliary drainage
- Age > 18
- Signature of the informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
- Previous endoscopic/radiological biliary drainage
- Stricture close to the main hepatic confluence(< 2 cm)
- Duodenal stenosis
- Post- surgical altered anatomy
- Benign disease
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Evaluation of the potency of biliary stents (plastic and metal) through study completion, an average of 1 year Time to occurrence of jaundice/cholangitis
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
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Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Fondazione Policlinico Gemelli IRCCS
🇮🇹Roma, Italy
Fondazione Policlinico Gemelli IRCCS🇮🇹Roma, Italy