U.S., Feb. 12 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT06820541) titled 'Gallbladder Stenting in FC-SEMS' on Feb. 06.
Brief Summary: The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to determine whether primary prophylaxis with transpapillary gallbladder drainage prevents acute cholecystitis after fully-covered self-expandable metal stents placement during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography for malignant distal biliary obstruction in patients at higher risk of post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography acute cholecystitis.
The main question it aims to answer is:
Does prophylactic transpapillary gallbladder drainage reduce the rate of post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatograp...