NCT04197908

EUS-guided Gallbladder Drainage Instead of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy for Acute Cholecystitis. A Feasibility Study.

Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS)-Guided Gallbladder Drainage Instead of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy for Acute Cholecystitis: A Feasibility Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 30 (actual)
• Sponsor: Chinese University of Hong Kong · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

To evaluate the feasibility of performing EGBD as a treatment of acute calculous cholecystitis in patients that are indicated for laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

Detailed description

The gold standard for treatment of acute calculous cholecystitis is laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Recently, gallbladder drainage with EUS-guided gallbladder drainage (EGBD) has been described as a treatment option. However, whether this is an effective treatment option in surgically fit patients are uncertain. The aim of the current study is to evaluate the feasibility of performing EGBD as a treatment of acute calculous cholecystitis in patients that are indicated for laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The investigators hypothesis that the technique is safe and feasible.

Conditions

• Acute Cholecystitis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	EUS-guided gallbladder drainage (EGBD)	As listed in the arms description

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-11-29
• Primary completion: 2024-06-30
• Completion: 2024-06-30
• First posted: 2019-12-13
• Last updated: 2026-03-20

Locations

1 site across 1 country: China