The Role of Transpapillary Stenting in the Treatment of Bile Leakage After Liver Transection.

N/ACompletedNCT01960712

Karolinska University Hospital40 enrolled

Overview

Bile leakage after liver transection is treated by external drainage. The question addressed is whether downstream control by transpapillary stent insertion into distal bile duct can enhance healing.

All patients who present with clinically significant bile leakage after liver resection at postoperative day two or longer are offered the opportunity to become randomized to either continuous external drainage or the addition of transpapillary stent.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Bile Leakage

Interventions

Transpapillary plastic stent (7-10 Fr)DEVICE

Duodenoscopy plus transpapillary bile cannulation plus stent insertion.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 90 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Liver resection including at least two liver segments. Exclusion Criteria: * Hepatobiliary digestive anastomosis.

Locations (1)

Karolinska University Hospital

Stockholm, Sweden

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Number of days of bile leakage from the abdominal cavity

Time frame: From intervention until day discharge from hospital

Secondary Outcomes

General complications rates. Postoperative hospital stay

Time frame: From intervention until day of discharge from hospital

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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