Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional
Official Title: Self Expanding Metal Stents (SEMS) or Plastic Stents to Relieve Obstruction of Obstructive Jaundice Prior to Resection of Periampullary Tumors.
Brief Summary:
Patients with obstructive jaundice due to periampullary tumor can temporarily be relieved of their jaundice with transpapillary stenting at endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography (ERCP) prior to operation. Usually plastic stents are used.
Hypothesis: Self expanding metallic stents offer a be a better alternative for preoperative stenting in patients with obstructive jaundice due to periampullary tumour obstruction.