Simple stent may cut pancreatic leak risk after whipple surgery

NCT ID NCT06743516

First seen Jan 08, 2026 · Last updated Jun 23, 2026 · Updated 23 times

Summary

This study tests whether placing a temporary external drain (stent) during pancreatic surgery can prevent a common complication called pancreatic fistula. The trial will include 100 patients with a soft pancreas who are undergoing Whipple surgery. Half will receive the stent, and half will not, and the researchers will compare leak rates and other outcomes.

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Contacts and locations

Study contacts

  • Contact

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Locations

  • Liver and GIT hospital , Minia University

    RECRUITING

    Minya, 61519, Egypt

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What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance

ureteric stent (external pancreatic drainage)

What this could lead to

If successful, this could provide a simple surgical technique to lower the risk of pancreatic fistula after Whipple surgery.

What could go wrong

This is a small, single-center trial with no blinding, so results may not apply broadly. The procedure itself carries surgical risks.

Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

carcinoma of the ampulla of vater malignant pancreatic neoplasm Pancreatic Fistula

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.