CompletedNot Applicable

Biliary Externalization After Pancreaticoduodenectomy

128 participantsStarted 2014-01-01

Plain-language summary

Postoperative pancreatic fistula(POPF) is the most common complication of pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD). Sometimes POPF is associated with biliary fistula(BF), or "mixed" fistula. The purpose of this study is to assess whether the severity of the fistulae, when present, is decreased with an external biliary stent in place.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Provision of informed consent * Patient age \> 18 years old; * Elective pancreaticoduodenectomy performed for primary pancreatic disease. Exclusion Criteria: * Pancreaticoduodenectomy with multivisceral resection (organ other than duodenum, pancreas, gallbladder, and bile duct); * Patients with peritoneal or liver metastases found during surgery.

What they're measuring

Postoperative complications

Timeframe: 90 days

Trial details

NCT IDNCT04654299

SponsorUniversidad de Extremadura

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2017-12-31

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