Pancreatic Stent for Preventing Pancreatitis After Surgery
Does Pancreatic Stent Decrease the Risk of Pancreatitis After Pancreatic Sphincterotomy for Difficult Cannulation?
- Age
- 18 – 100
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Treatment
- Participants needed
- 268 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Helsinki University Central Hospital · Other
This trial is looking for patients who are having a specific procedure called endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). It compares patients who will receive a small tube called a pancreatic stent to those who will not, to see if it reduces the risk of pancreatitis after the procedure.
You may be able to join if
- I have a naïve papilla
- I need common bile duct cannulation
- I am having an ERCP procedure
You may not be able to join if
- I am under 18 years old
- I have acute pancreatitis
- I do not consent to participate in the study
Summarized in plain language from this trial's official eligibility criteria. The full criteria are further down this page — only the research team can confirm whether you qualify.
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Check Your EligibilityThe purpose of the study is to compare the risk of PEP after pancreatic sphincterotomy performed for difficult cannulation in a group of patients with and in a group of patients without placement of a prophylactic pancreatic stent. The definition of difficult cannulation is defined according to the literature.
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