Status:

COMPLETED

Direct Peroral Cholangioscopy by Using an Ultra-slim Upper Endoscope

Lead Sponsor:

Soonchunhyang University Hospital

Conditions:

Bile Duct Stricture

Choledocholithiasis

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This study was aimed to to evaluate the efficacy of the new multibending ultra-slim endoscope compared with a conventional ultra-slim endoscope for free-hand insertion of an endoscope into the bile du...

Detailed Description

Currently available peroral cholangioscopy (POC) is a duodenoscopy-assisted procedure that does not involve directly inserting an endoscope into the biliary tree. A prototype multibending (MB) ultra-s...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • biliary disease requiring diagnostic and/or therapeutic direct POC
  • distal common bile duct (CBD) dilation \> 8 mm
  • previous sphincteroplasty, including major endoscopic sphincterotomy and/or endoscopic papillary balloon dilatation during a prior ERCP
  • ability to provide informed consent

Exclusion

  • presence of any contraindication to ERCP
  • bleeding tendency (international normalized ratio \> 1.5 or platelet count \< 50,000/ mm3)
  • diffuse stricture of the distal CBD
  • diagnosis of pancreatic cancer or tumor at the ampulla of Vater (AOV)
  • altered gastrointestinal anatomy or significant duodenal obstruction

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2014

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

November 1 2017

Estimated Enrollment :

92 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02276157

Start Date

August 1 2014

End Date

November 1 2017

Last Update

October 31 2022

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Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital

Bucheon-si, South Korea, 420-767