Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Biliary Drainage With Lumen-Apposing Stent vs Classical ERCP for First-line Therapy of Malignant Distal Biliary Obstruction: An Open-label, Multicenter Randomized Trial (CARPEDIEM Trial)
The aim of this clinical trial is to evaluate the biliary drainage technical failure rate and/or the postprocedure acute pancreatitis rate between EUS-CDS vs ERCP procedures in patients with distal malignant biliary obstruction.
• Malignant distal biliary obstruction diagnosed in patient considered RESECTABLE or POTENTIALLY RESECTABLE/BORDERLINE with biliary drainage indication: i) impaired hepatic enzymes (including hyperbilirubinemia) x3 times upper the superior normal value. ii) Radiologic singns of extrahepatic bile duct obstruction with presence of retrograde dilatation, of at least 12-mm axial diameter.
• Consensual malignancy by a bilio-pancreatic multidisciplinar committe (histological confirmation is not mandatory)
• Patient capable of understanding and/or singning the informed consent.
• Patient who understands the type of study and will comply with all follow-up tests throughout its duration