Feasibility of Endoscopic Ultrasound Based Biliary Stone Removal Without Fluoroscopy

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Conditions studied: Common Bile Duct Gall Stones

In brief

To assess the feasibility and success of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) directed biliary stone removal without use of fluoroscopy. Success for this study will be defined as the successful removal of all stones from the bile duct without the use of fluoroscopy. Fluoroscopy will only be used at the end of a presumed successful procedure to confirm that all stones are removed.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01678391

Run by

California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute

People needed

33

Starts

2012-08-01

Expected to finish

2016-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-07-26

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients able to give informed consent
• Patients referred to IES for the endoscopic evaluation and treatment of suspected bile duct stones

You may not qualify if…

• Patients with >3 bile duct stones or with any stone >12mm on EUS
• Patients with no bile duct stones on EUS
• Patients with altered biliary anatomy (periampullary diverticulum, anomalous pancreatibiliary junction, altered surgical anatomy)
• Patients who are pregnant or breast-feeding

Where it is running

• California Pacific Medical Center — San Francisco, California, United States

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