# Biliary Drainage Preceding Possible Pancreaticoduodenectomy. Are Self-expandable Metallic Stents (SEMS) Superior to Plastic Stents?

> **NCT03350763** · NA · WITHDRAWN · sponsor: **Helsinki University Central Hospital**

## Conditions studied

- Pancreatic Cancer

## Interventions

- **DEVICE:** Tannenbaum 10 Fr biliary stent
- **DEVICE:** Self-expandable metallic biliary stent

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT03350763
- **Lead sponsor:** Helsinki University Central Hospital
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** WITHDRAWN
- **Start date:** 2017-11-18
- **Primary completion:** 2025-12
- **Final completion:** 2025-12
- **Target enrollment:** 0 (ACTUAL)
- **Why stopped:** Investigators busy with other projects at the moment
- **Last updated:** 2021-05-19


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03350763

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT03350763, "Biliary Drainage Preceding Possible Pancreaticoduodenectomy. Are Self-expandable Metallic Stents (SEMS) Superior to Plastic Stents?". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-27 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT03350763. Licensed CC0.

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