# A Trial of Percutaneous vs. Endoscopic Drainage of Suspected Klatskin Tumors

> **NCT03172832** · NA · TERMINATED · sponsor: **Medical University of South Carolina** · enrollment: 13 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Cholangiocarcinoma
- Hilar Lymphadenopathy
- Biliary Stricture

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** PTBD
- **PROCEDURE:** ERC

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT03172832
- **Lead sponsor:** Medical University of South Carolina
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** TERMINATED
- **Start date:** 2017-08-20
- **Primary completion:** 2019-04-12
- **Final completion:** 2019-04-12
- **Target enrollment:** 13 (ACTUAL)
- **Why stopped:** Slow accrual; recommended by DSMB.
- **Last updated:** 2020-03-25

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## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03172832

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT03172832, "A Trial of Percutaneous vs. Endoscopic Drainage of Suspected Klatskin Tumors". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT03172832. Licensed CC0.

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