Balloon dilation to improve stomach emptying after whipple surgery
Part of Digestive system clinical trials.
This trial tests whether using a balloon to widen the pylorus (the valve between the stomach and small intestine) during a type of Whipple surgery (PPPD) can reduce a common side effect called delayed gastric emptying, where the stomach takes too long to empty after surgery.
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Who can take part
- You are 18 years or older.
- You are scheduled for an elective surgery called PPPD (a Whipple procedure that spares the stomach) to remove a tumor in the head of the pancreas, the bile duct, or the ampulla of Vater.
- You have not had prior stomach surgery or a history of slow stomach emptying (gastroparesis).
- You have no conditions that would make balloon dilation or endoscopy unsafe.
- You are not in need of emergency surgery, do not have advanced cancer that cannot be removed, and have no active bleeding or severe malnutrition.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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