Endoscopic Treatment of Difficult Bile Duct Stones: Spyglass + EHL x Balloon Dilation of the Papilla (NCT02703077) | Clinical Trial Compass
UnknownPhase 4
Endoscopic Treatment of Difficult Bile Duct Stones: Spyglass + EHL x Balloon Dilation of the Papilla
Brazil100 participantsStarted 2016-02
Plain-language summary
This study compare 2 techniques to treat difficult bile duct stones endoscopically
Who can participate
Age range18 Years
SexALL
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Inclusion Criteria:
* Over 18 years
* Able to give consent
* Submitted to the examination of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), with identification of stones in the bile duct considered difficult.
* Agreed and signed the Term of Consent.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Age below 18 years
* Incapable of giving consent
* Pregnant
* Gastrointestinal bypass surgery with previous reconstructions as a Billroth II or Roux-en-Y
* Patients with signs of severe acute cholangitis requiring biliary drainage with fast plastic stent and minimal or no contrast infusion
* Patients with previous liver transplantation