Can doctors predict which children recover slowly after bile duct cyst surgery?
NCT ID NCT07800169
First seen Sep 02, 2026 · Last updated Sep 03, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks back at the medical records of 550 children who had surgery to remove a common bile duct cyst, a condition that can block bile flow and damage the liver. Researchers want to identify which factors, such as age or lab results, are linked to faster recovery of bowel function and shorter hospital stays. They will also build a risk prediction model to help doctors plan better care before and after surgery.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this analysis could help doctors predict which children may have slower recovery after surgery, allowing them to tailor care and improve outcomes.
- What could go wrong
- Because this is a retrospective review of medical records, it can only show associations, not cause and effect. The findings may not apply to all children or hospitals.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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550 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2026
- Finished
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Jul 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
This study enrolled patients admitted between 2017 and 2025 to the Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery at Wuhan Children's Hospital, Anhui Provincial Children's Hospital, Shanxi Provincial Children's Hospital, Tianjin Children's Hospital, or the Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University. All patients were scheduled to receive either laparoscopic cholecystectomy and choledochal cyst excision, end-to-side jejunojejunal Y anastomosis and hepaticojejunostomy, or robot-assisted laparoscopic cholecystectomy and choledochal cyst excision, end-to-side jejunojejunal Y anastomosis and hepaticojejunostomy. The target population was patients aged 0-16 years who were definitively diagnosed with choledochal cyst via preoperative pathology or imaging examination, and met the indications for elective surgery. All enrolled patients must have complete perioperative clinical data, and be able to cooperate with postoperative follow-up observation until discharge.
- Ages
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1 week to 16 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1\) Age between 0-16 years, meeting the age-based classification criteria for pediatric patients; 2) Diagnosis of common bile duct cyst confirmed by imaging studies (liver and gallbladder ultrasonography, MRCP, or CT), with histological typing performed according to the Todani classification system; 3) First-time surgical resection of the common bile duct cyst combined with radical Roux-en-Y hepatojejunal anastomosis; 4) Complete clinical medical records, preoperative laboratory test data, intraoperative surgical documentation, postoperative rehabilitation and follow-up data; 5) The study cases are affiliated with respective participating research centers, and inpatient and follow-up data can be readily retrieved. Exclusion Criteria: 1\) Children with severe end-stage liver cirrhosis, irreversible liver failure, or malignant biliary tract tumors; 2) Children with severe multi-organ failure (e.g., cardiac, pulmonary, or renal failure) who cannot be adequately assessed for surgical prognosis; 3) Children undergoing secondary surgery or those with recurrent choledochal cysts; 4) Children who have only undergone palliative stoma creation or percutaneous drainage without receiving radical surgical intervention; 5) Cases in which critical perioperative clinical data are missing, making it impossible to meet the requirements for data analysis.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Wuhan Children'c Hospital
Wuhan, Hubei, 430016, China
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