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To investigate feasibility and safety of intraoperative bile duct clearance by sphincter of Oddi balloon dilatation via cystic duct at cholecystectomy.
Primary endpoint: rate of successful bile duct stone clearance (feasibility). Secondary endpoints (safety): rate of peri-interventional complications (injury to the common bile duct, bleeding, injury to surrounding organs: stomach, duodenum, liver) and short-term postoperative complications (bile leak, cholangitis, lipasaemia, pancreatitis, pneumonia). Duration of procedure. Length of hospital stay.
Standard approach to address common bile duct stones is endoscopic retrograde cholangiography (ERC) with sphincterotomy. Those interventions are performed either before or after gallbladder removal (cholecystectomy), thus, requiring at least two interventions. Moreover, ERC with sphincterotomy is associated with a considerable rate of short and long-term morbidity. The main complications are pancreatitis (2-7%), post sphincterotomy bleeding (1-2%), impaired function of the sphincter with reflux of duodenal content to the bile ducts and a consecutive risk for cholangitis, stone recurrence and even a potential higher risk for cholangiocarcinoma.
The aim of this study is to evaluate an alternative surgical approach of bile duct clearance at the time of cholecystectomy. Literature of this approach is scarce; however, it has shown a trend to lower postoperative complications if compared to ERC. The technique of sphincter of Oddi balloon dilatation and bile duct clearance from stones via cystic duct at cholecystectomy has been described in a few case series. These small case series have shown a good success rate of bile stone clearance and low complication rates when applying the balloon dilation technique for smaller stones.
The investigators have used this technique in selected cases with good success as well. However, the technique needs to be assessed regarding feasibility and safety in a consecutive group of patients.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papillary ballon dilatation | Experimental |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papillary ballon dilatation | Procedure | Trans cystic papillary ballon dilatation during cholecystectomy |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Rate of successful bile duct stone clearance (feasibility) | Intraoperative cholangiogram showing no persistent stones in the common bile duct after the study procedure | During operation, up to 2 hours |
| Rate of successful bile duct stone clearance (feasibility) | Patient not showing any signs of choledocholithiasis (fever, pale stool, dark urine, right upper quadrant pain, elevated cholestasis parameters) at 6 week follow up | At the 6 week follow up appointment |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Number of patients with injury to common bile duct | Injury to common bile duct is defined as contrast agent leakage from common bile duct during cholangiography or an obvious lesion. | During operation, up to 2 hours |
| Intraoperative blood loss |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Beat Schnüriger, Prof | UVCM, Inselspital Bern | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Inselspital Bern (Department for Visceral Surgery and Medicine) | Bern | 3010 | Switzerland |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 37962117 | Derived | Prevost GA, Huber C, Schnell B, Candinas D, Wiest R, Schnuriger B. Feasibility and safety of intraoperative bile duct clearance by antegrade transcystic balloon sphincteroplasty: A prospective observational pilot study. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2024 Apr 1;96(4):666-673. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000004196. Epub 2023 Nov 13. |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D041761 | Cholecystolithiasis |
| D042883 | Choledocholithiasis |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D002769 | Cholelithiasis |
| D001660 | Biliary Tract Diseases |
| D004066 | Digestive System Diseases |
| D005705 | Gallbladder Diseases |
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Measured in ml
| During operation, up to 2 hours |
| Intraoperative blood substitution | Number of erythrocyte concentrates (275ml each) | During operation, up to 2 hours |
| Number of patients with lesion to surrounding organs | stomach, duodenum, liver, small bowel, colon | During operation, up to 2 hours |
| Number of patients with postoperative bile leak | Bile leakage is defined as bilirubin concentration in the drain fluid at least 3 times the serum bilirubin concentration on or after postoperative day 3 or as the need for radiologic or operative intervention resulting from biliary collections or biliary peritonitis | From operation up to 6 weeks postoperative |
| Number of patients with postoperative significant bleeding | Significant bleeding is defined as a drop in haemoglobin level > 3 g/dl post-operatively compared with the post-operative baseline level and/or any post-operative transfusion of packed red blood cells for a falling haemoglobin and/or the need for radiological intervention (such as embolization) and/or re-operation to stop bleeding | From operation up to 6 weeks postoperative |
| Number of patients with postoperative cholangitis | Cholangitis is defined according to the Tokyo Guidelines 2018 [17]: The guidelines encompass systemic TCPBD-Pilot-Tr ial Version 4.0 of 14.09.2020 Page 29 of 41 inflammation (fever, chills or increased inflammatory markers), cholestasis (jaundice or abnormal liver function tests) and imaging (biliary dilation or evidence of stricture, stone or stent). Diagnosis can be suspected in cases of systemic inflammation and one of the two other parameters. Diagnosis is confirmed if all three parameters are present. | From operation up to 6 weeks postoperative |
| Number of patients with postoperative lipasaemia | Lipasaemia is defined as elevation in serum lipase to ten times or greater than the upper limit of normal. It is measured 4 hours after the intervention | 4 hours after the operation |
| Number of patients with postoperative acute pancreatitis | The diagnosis of acute pancreatitis is defined by the presence of two of the following three criteria: acute onset of persistent, severe, epigastric pain often radiating to the back, elevation in serum lipase or amylase to three times or greater than the upper limit of normal, and characteristic findings of acute pancreatitis on imaging (contrast-enhanced computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, or transabdominal ultrasonography) | From operation up to 6 weeks postoperative |
| D003137 |
| Common Bile Duct Diseases |
| D001649 | Bile Duct Diseases |