Early vs Late Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy After Common Bile Duct Stones Clearance Through Ercp.

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
AgeNot listed
SponsorKhyber Teaching Hospital

About this trial

There is controversy about timing of cholecystectomy after the common bile duct is cleared of stones. our study aims to compare the results of early vs late cholecystectomy.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

None

Disqualifiers

None

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Early cholecystectomy

    Procedure/Surgery

    Early cholecystectomy is performed within 72 hours of ERCP.

  • Late cholecystectomy

    Procedure/Surgery

    Late cholecystectomy is performed after 72 hours of ERCP

Treatment groups

136 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: Early GroupExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: Late groupExperimental treatment 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Difficulty level of cholecystectomy

the presence of diffuse pericholecystic scar adhesions, Calot's triangle with intense fibrosis, atrophic gallbladder, presence of a cholecysto-enteric or cholecyto-choledochal fistula, presence of necrotic changes, liver abscess or the presence of impacted stones and the help of a senior colleague will be considered a difficult cholecystectomy

Time frame
From start of surgery till end, On day 1 of surgery

Secondary outcomes

1

Bile duct injury

Bile duct injury that ocuurs intraoperatively or detected in postoperative period

Time frame
From the day 1 of surgery till one month
2

Hospital stay

Hospital stay determined from day of surgery till discharge

Time frame
from day 1 of surgery till discharge, upto 1 month

Other outcomes

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