Clinical Trial: Impact of Intraoperative PTCD Catheter Retention Versus Removal on Postoperative Short-term Outcomes After Pancreaticoduodenectomy in Obstructive Jaundice

U.S., April 17 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07532759) titled 'Impact of Intraoperative PTCD Catheter Retention Versus Removal on Postoperative Short-term Outcomes After Pancreaticoduodenectomy in Obstructive Jaundice' on March 26.

Brief Summary: Pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) is a complex surgical procedure commonly performed for tumors of the pancreatic head and periampullary region. Many patients present with obstructive jaundice and undergo preoperative percutaneous transhepatic cholangial drainage (PTCD) to relieve biliary obstruction. However, there is currently no consensus on whether the PTCD catheter should be removed or retained during surgery.

This multicenter, prospective randomized...