Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional
Official Title: Endoscopic Radiofrequency Ablation for Malignant Biliary Obstruction
Brief Summary: Biliary obstruction is importantly influencing quality of life and survival of patients suffering from primary or secondary bile duct malignancies. The aim of this retrospective data analysis is to evaluate endoscopic radiofrequency ablation (RFA) with the HabibTM EndoHBP catheter for the treatment of malignant biliary obstruction. RFA procedures performed in Austria so far will be analyzed with regard to feasibility and safety of the technique. Therefore, the following parameters will be assessed: (among others) technical failures during the RFA procedure, complications during the RFA procedure, hospital stay, adverse events during hospital stay and until first clinical control after discharge (an expected average of 4 weeks after RFA procedure), 30-day and 90-day mortality. The results of this study should help to better understand important aspects of biliary RFA which may positively influence future applications of this method.