Endoscopic Common Bile Duct Stones Clearance During Pregnancy

South Valley University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Common Bile Duct Calculi

Treatments: Other: Endoscopic clearance of common bile duct stones

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06092905

SVU-MED-SUR11-4-23-3-601

Details and patient eligibility

About

Background: Pregnancy is associated with a higher risk of common bile duct stones. Currently Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is the treatment of choice for symptomatic choledocholithiasis. However, ERCP during pregnancy is associated with hazards of radiation exposure, as well as challenging patient positioning and anesthesia

Full description

This is a retrospective analysis of endoscopic common bile duct stone clearance in pregnant patients with symptomatic choledocholithiasis between June 2015 and June 2023.

Sedation and anesthesia was done by safe medications by senior anesthetist, and the endoscopic procedure was performed in left lateral decubitus instead of prone position. The gravid uterus was kept away from the monopolar electrocautery current pathway. Radiocontrast injection and fluoroscopy was deleted and replaced by trans-abdominal US and endoscopic bile aspiration Data including perioperative outcomes and follow up data will collected, tabulated and analyzed.

Enrollment: 30 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 50 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Pregnant women with symptomatic common bile duct stones.

Exclusion criteria

• Presence of pancreatitis or cholangitis.

Trial design

30 participants in 1 patient group

Pregnant women with symptomatic common bile duct stones

Description:

Pregnant women with symptomatic common bile duct stones

Treatment:

Other: Endoscopic clearance of common bile duct stones