Status:

UNKNOWN

Laparoendoscopic Rendez Vous Versus Standard Two Stage Approach for the Management of Cholelithiasis/Choledocholithiasis

Lead Sponsor:

University of Thessaly

Collaborating Sponsors:

Larissa University Hospital

Conditions:

Choledocholithiasis

Cholelithiasis

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to assess whether combined intraoperative ERCP and CBD clearance with laparo-endoscopic rendez-vous during laparoscopic cholecystectomy (one stage approach) is or not super...

Detailed Description

The ideal management of concomitant cholelithiasis and choledocholithiasis is not known yet. There are several options, including one-stage or two-stage approaches. The most commonly used practice is ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • patients must be able to give informed consent preoperatively
  • ASA I-III
  • patients at high risk to have CBD stones (jaundice, cholangitis, grossly deranged LFTs, CBD stones found on US or MRCP)

Exclusion

  • patients not fit for surgery (ASA IV)
  • previous ERCP and sphincterotomy
  • previous upper abdominal surgery
  • pregnancy at time of surgery

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2006

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 1 2010

Estimated Enrollment :

300 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00416234

Start Date

September 1 2006

End Date

December 1 2010

Last Update

January 14 2010

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University Hospital of Larissa

Larissa, Thessaly, Greece, 413 35