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Chyle Leak After Pancreatic Surgery

Germany86 participantsStarted 2017-05-31

Plain-language summary

Currently it is unclear whether postoperative chyle leak (CL) after pancreatic surgery requires treatment. Thus, the present study aims to compare dietary treatment of CL with drain removal despite of persistent CL.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Written informed consent * Pancreatic surgery of any kind Exclusion Criteria: * Liver cirrhosis \> Child-Pugh grade A * History of portal vein thrombosis * Portal Hypertension Dropout Criteria: * Irresectable Tumor (no surgical resection) * Biochemical leak or postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF)5 * Serous drainage on POD 5 * Peritoneal carcinomatosis * Portal vein thrombosis * Postoperative bile leak * Drain volume \>1000ml on POD5

What they're measuring

Postoperative morbidity

Timeframe: 30 days postoperatively

Trial details

NCT IDNCT03079986

SponsorLudwig-Maximilians - University of Munich

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2021-04-30

Contact for this trial

Jan D'Haese, M.D.

+49894400712210 jan.dhaese@med.uni-muenchen.de

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