Preventing bile leaks after liver surgery in children
Part of Cancer, Digestive system clinical trials.
This study tests a way to prevent bile leaks after surgery to remove part of the liver in children. Bile is a digestive fluid made by the liver, and if it leaks after surgery it can cause problems. The approach involves a special technique during the operation to reduce the chance of this happening.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are between birth and 18 years old.
- You have a confirmed tumor or abnormal growth in the liver that needs to be removed with surgery.
- The growth involves a large part of the liver, specifically three connected sections.
- The growth is very close to important bile ducts or blood vessels in the liver, as seen on a special CT scan taken within the last 28 days.
- You have not had previous liver surgery that removed part of the liver in the same area.
- You have not had any prior procedure to drain bile from the liver, and the tumor has not spread into the main bile ducts outside the liver.
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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