NCT01475864

Prospective Evaluation of the Covered Self-expandable Metal Stents (CSEMS) for Incomplete Biliary Stone Clearance

Prospective Evaluation of the Clinical Utility of Endoscopically-placed Self Expandable Stents

• Status: Withdrawn
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 0 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Florida · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The current standard of care for bile duct stone are endoscopic sphincterotomy and stone extraction. Placement of plastic stents is an option for incomplete biliary stone clearance. This study will use the CSEMS in patients with complex biliary stones who failed stone extraction as they have the advantage of large stent diameter. CSEMS may offer a temporizing measure that allows more successful subsequent stone clearance. However, their use in benign condition has been limited especially for biliary stone removal. The purpose of this study is to determine the feasibility, safety, easy removability, stent-stone formation rate, and migration rate of CSEMS for complex biliary stones.

Detailed description

same as brief summary

Conditions

• Choledocholithiasis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	ERCP with metal stent	ERCP will be used so that a metal stent can be placed to facilitate the removal of the biliary stone

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-11-01
• Primary completion: 2013-06-01
• Completion: 2013-06-01
• First posted: 2011-11-21
• Last updated: 2013-06-27