Covered Self-expandable Metal Stents for Palliation of Malignant Biliary Strictures: Evaluation o… (NCT01457105) | Clinical Trial Compass
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Covered Self-expandable Metal Stents for Palliation of Malignant Biliary Strictures: Evaluation of a New Type of Stent
Italy70 participantsStarted 2006-11
Plain-language summary
self-expandable metal stents for palliation of malignant biliary strictures
Who can participate
Age range18 Years
SexALL
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Inclusion Criteria:
* Patients with malignant stenosis at the middle or lower third of the common bile duct inoperable and/or unresectable.
* Patients without liver metastases and 6 months life expectancy
* Patients at the first attempt of endoscopic biliary drainage.
* Negative history for biliary tract surgery.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Patients with ampullary cancer.
* Patients with hilar and/or intra-hepatic ducts malignancy.
* Patients with haemobilia.
* Patients with acute cholangitis at the time of stenting.
* Patients with previous percutaneous, endoscopic or surgical biliary drainage.
What they're measuring
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patency and effectiveness of the ComVi stent in palliation of jaundice in patients with malignant biliary strictures