Pancreaticobiliary Reflux in Patients Without Cholelithiasis

NCT ID: NCT00890201

Last Updated: 2010-12-17

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

197 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2009-01-31

Study Completion Date

2009-07-31

Brief Summary

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Pancreaticobiliary reflux has been found in patients with cholelithiasis and gallbladder cancer associated with normal pancreaticobiliary union. However, the presence of pancreaticobiliary reflux has not been studied in patients without gallstones (healthy gallbladders).

The authors believe that pancreaticobiliary reflux might be a normal phenomenon in patients with and without gallstones, although in patients with cholelithiasis it might constitute a pathological condition associated with dismotility of the biliary tree and the sphincter of Oddi.

Detailed Description

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The objective of this study is to measure the levels of amylase and lipase in gallbladder bile of patients without gallstones and compare these values to the values of amylase and lipase of patients with gallstones and normal pancreaticobiliary union evidenced by intraoperative cholangiography.

Conditions

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Pancreaticobiliary Reflux

Keywords

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Pancreaticobiliary reflux Normal pancreaticobiliary junction Gallstones Cholelithiasis Cholecystectomy

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_CONTROL

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Normal Gallbladder

Patients with normal gallbladder (without gallstones) evidenced by preoperative ultrasonography (and postoperative biopsy) submitted to elective gastroesophageal surgery (gastrectomy for gastric cancer, bariatric surgery or esophageal surgery such as Nissen plicature or miotomy for achalasia).

The pancreaticobiliary junction must be normal as evidenced by intraoperative cholangiography. Preoperative values of amylase and lipase must be normal.

Gallbladder bile sampling and intraoperative cholangiography

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Interventions were exactly similar for both groups, and that is how it was intended to be:

Gallbladder bile sampling: Sample 5 cc of gallbladder bile after the cystic duct has been clipped or ligated.

Intraoperative cholangiography: Perform cholangiography before the cholecystectomy is finished

Gallbladder with gallstones

Patients submitted to elective cholecystectomy for diseased gallbladders (gallbladder with gallstones evidenced by preoperative ultrasound).

The pancreaticobiliary junction must be normal as evidenced by intraoperative cholangiography and the preoperative amylase and lipase levels must also be normal.

Gallbladder bile sampling and intraoperative cholangiography

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Interventions were exactly similar for both groups, and that is how it was intended to be:

Gallbladder bile sampling: Sample 5 cc of gallbladder bile after the cystic duct has been clipped or ligated.

Intraoperative cholangiography: Perform cholangiography before the cholecystectomy is finished

Interventions

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Gallbladder bile sampling and intraoperative cholangiography

Interventions were exactly similar for both groups, and that is how it was intended to be:

Gallbladder bile sampling: Sample 5 cc of gallbladder bile after the cystic duct has been clipped or ligated.

Intraoperative cholangiography: Perform cholangiography before the cholecystectomy is finished

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Other Intervention Names

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Measurement of pancreaticobiliary reflux

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age older than 15 years of age
* Elective surgery
* Normal intraoperative cholangiography
* Normal preoperative serum amylase and lipase values

Exclusion Criteria

* Common bile duct stones
* Anatomic anomalies at the pancreaticobiliary junction evidenced by intraoperative cholangiography
* Altered preoperative amylase and lipase levels
* Altered preoperative hepatic function tests
* Emergency surgery
Minimum Eligible Age

15 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Cirujanos la Serena

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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HOSPITAL DE LA SERENA

Principal Investigators

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MARCELO A BELTRAN, M.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Hospital de La Serena

Locations

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Hospital de La Serena

La Serena, Coquimbo Region, Chile

Site Status

Countries

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Chile

References

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Beltran MA, Vracko J, Cumsille MA, Cruces KS, Almonacid J, Danilova T. Occult pancreaticobiliary reflux in gallbladder cancer and benign gallbladder diseases. J Surg Oncol. 2007 Jul 1;96(1):26-31. doi: 10.1002/jso.20756.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 17345616 (View on PubMed)

Beltran MA, Contreras MA, Cruces KS. Pancreaticobiliary reflux in patients with and without cholelithiasis: is it a normal phenomenon? World J Surg. 2010 Dec;34(12):2915-21. doi: 10.1007/s00268-010-0771-2.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 20811747 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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HLS-2704009-02

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id