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Papillary Balloon Dilation Versus Intraductal Lithotripsy

United States90 participantsStarted 2018-09-07

Plain-language summary

Our aim is to compare the efficacy, safety, procedural time required, and costs of a strategy initially employing cholangioscopy guided intraductal lithotripsy (laser/electrohydraulic lithtripsy (EHL)) versus a strategy initially using papillary dilation for removal of large bile duct stones.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 115 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients 18 years and older * Undergoing ERCP at LAC+Medical Center or Keck Hospital of USC for the standard indication of bile duct stones with evidence of a large stone (\>1cm) demonstrated either on Ultrasound, computed tomography, prior ERCP, or magnetic resonance imaging. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients Under the age of 18 * Patients with biliary malignancy * Prior biliary diversion surgery * Prior gastric bypass surgery * Patients who are incarcerated * Patients who are unable to give consent * Patients who pregnant

What they're measuring

First procedure stone clearance

Timeframe: 2 hours

Trial details

NCT IDNCT03536247

SponsorUniversity of Southern California

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2024-12

Contact for this trial

Jessica Serna

323-409-6939 Jessica.Serna@med.usc.edu

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