Does Pancreatic Stent Decrease the Risk of Pancreatitis After Pancreatic Sphincterotomy for Difficult Cannulation?

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Conditions studied: Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography

In brief

The purpose of the study is to compare the risk of PEP after pancreatic sphincterotomy performed for difficult cannulation in a group of patients with and in a group of patients without placement of a prophylactic pancreatic stent. The definition of difficult cannulation is defined according to the literature.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04408482

Run by

Helsinki University Central Hospital

People needed

268

Starts

2020-08-01

Expected to finish

2028-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-03-03

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 100. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Consecutive patients with naïve papilla presenting to ERCP with indication of common bile duct (CBD) cannulation will be considered to the study.

You may not qualify if…

• Exclusion criteria are age below 18 years, acute pancreatitis and no consent to the study.

Where it is running

• Helsinki Univeristy Hospital — Helsinki, Finland (enrolling)

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