Choledochal cyst is a common congenital biliary malformation in children requiring cyst excision with Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy. Traditional practice routinely places abdominal drainage tubes postoperatively. With the improved precision of robot-assisted surgery, the necessity of routine drainage has been questioned. This prospective randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate whether a selective drainage strategy based on a preoperative predictive model (using cyst diameter, age, BMI, hemoglobin, and globulin) is safe and effective compared with conventional routine drainage in children undergoing robot-assisted Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy. The primary outcome is the incidence of Clavien-Dindo grade ≥III complications within 30 days postoperatively.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
80
All enrolled children undergo Da Vinci robot-assisted Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy. The intervention differentiates in postoperative drainage management: the Selective Drainage Group receives abdominal drainage only when preoperative risk probability is ≥85%, while the Conventional Drainage Group receives routine drainage for all patients.
Wuhan Children'c Hospital
Wuhan, Hubei, China
Incidence of Severe Complications Within 30 Days Postoperatively
Incidence of Clavien-Dindo grade ≥III complications within 30 days after robot-assisted Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy, including bile leakage, pancreatic leakage, intra-abdominal hemorrhage, intra-abdominal infection, wound infection, anastomotic stenosis, reoperation, and mortality.
Time frame: 30 days after surgery
Incidence of Severe Complications Within 90 Days Postoperatively
Incidence of Clavien-Dindo grade ≥III complications within 90 days after robot-assisted Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy.
Time frame: Postoperative 90 days
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