International Clinical Trial: Efficacy of a covered self-expandable metal stents for unresectable malignant hilar biliary obstruction

Geneva, Feb. 2 -- International Clinical Trials Registry received information related to the study (KCT0011513) titled 'Efficacy of a covered self-expandable metal stents for unresectable malignant hilar biliary obstruction' on Jan. 22.

Study Type: Interventional Study

Study Design: Primary Purpose : Treatment, Intervention Model : Single Group, Blinding/Masking : Open, Allocation : Not Applicable

Primary Sponsor: Soon Chun Hyang University Hospital Cheonan

Condition:

Neoplasms

Intervention: Medical Device : (1) Patients who provided informed consent underwent insertion of fully covered self-expandable metal stents (fcSEMS) using a side-by-side (SBS) technique during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). (2) In t...