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Postoperative Endoscopic Balloon Dilatation for delayed gastric emptying after pancreatectomy (eBalloon Trial)

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Patients who underwent partial pancreatic head resection or total pancreatectomy
Registration Number
DRKS00033024
Lead Sponsor
niversitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Martinistraße 52, 20246 Hamburg
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
30
Inclusion Criteria

Patients who underwent open or minimally-invasive partial pancreatectomy or total pancreatectomy using a gastrojejunostomy or duodenojejunostomy for treatment of benign or malignant diseases of the pancreas.

Exclusion Criteria

- contraindication for endoscopic intervention
- malcompliance
- unable to sign informed consent or understand the details of the trial (e.g. language barrier)

Study & Design

Study Type
interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Mean secretion of the nasogastric tube (NGT) during the two days after trial intervention compared with the mean NGT secretion during 3 days before intervention.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
- Date of final NGT removal (postoperative day)<br>- Mean duration of NGT placement after endoscopy<br>- Start of oral enteral nutrition (post interventional day)<br>- Number and duration of endoscopic interventions<br>- Duration of intermediate or intensive care unit stay (days)<br>- Morbidity (in-house) according to CDC classification.<br>- Rate of postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF, ISGPF definition)<br>- Proportion of pylorus-preserving resections in relation to all resections<br>- Conservative (medical) treatment strategies used for DGE therapy
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