U.S., Sept. 11 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07811791) titled 'Suprapapillary Versus Transpapillary Plastic Stents for Unresectable Malignant Hilar Biliary Obstruction' on Aug. 30.
Brief Summary: Bile duct blockage caused by cancer near the liver hilum (where the bile ducts join) leads to jaundice and infection. The standard treatment is to place a plastic stent (a small tube) through an endoscope to drain the bile. Conventionally, the stent is placed across the papilla, the opening between the bile duct and the intestine, with one end inside the intestine. An alternative method places the stent entirely inside the bile duct, above the papilla, which may reduce bacterial contamination from the...