Clinical Trial: Videoendoscopic Drainage of Infected Pancreatic Collections

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional

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Brief Summary:

The VARD (Videoendoscopic Assisted Retroperitoneal Drainage) approach as treatment for necrotizing pancreatitis proposes an alternative to standard complicated open abdomen treatment methods.

This treatment involves making a small incision and looking inside the abdomen with a videoendoscope. A videoendoscope is an instrument with a small camera and light on the end. It also has an extension tool that the surgeon can use to clean out any dead and infected tissue in the abdomen.

This approach may reveal a treatment opportunity with faster recovery potential and shorter hospitalizations for patients with necrotizing pancreatitis.

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Sponsor: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

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Information By: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

Dates:
Date Received: May 22, 2003
Date Started: September 2003
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Last Updated: January 12, 2010
Last Verified: January 2010