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NCT Number: NCT07130864

Early vs Late Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy After Common Bile Duct Stones Clearance Through Ercp.

There is controversy about timing of cholecystectomy after the common bile duct is cleared of stones. our study aims to compare the results of early vs late cholecystectomy.

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Key information

Conditions

Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Bile Duct Diseases Bile Duct Injury Biliary Tract Diseases Choledocholithiasis Cholelithiasis Common Bile Duct Diseases Digestive System Diseases ERCP

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Khyber teaching hospital

Peshawar, Khyberpukhtunkhwa, 25000, Pakistan

Location status: Recruiting

Location contact

Saeed Sarwar, MBBS

CONTACT

[email protected]

+923420973863

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

.All patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy who had concomitant choledocholithiasis for which ercp is done.

Exclusion criteria

.Non consenting indviduals

Treatment and study plan

early cholecystectomy

Procedure

Early cholecystectomy is performed within 72 hours of ERCP.

late cholecystectomy

Procedure

Late cholecystectomy is performed after 72 hours of ERCP

Primary outcomes

  1. Difficulty level of cholecystectomy

    Time frame: From start of surgery till end, On day 1 of surgery

    the presence of diffuse pericholecystic scar adhesions, Calot's triangle with intense fibrosis, atrophic gallbladder, presence of a cholecysto-enteric or cholecyto-choledochal fistula, presence of necrotic changes, liver abscess or the presence of impacted stones and the help of a senior colleague will be considered a difficult cholecystectomy

Secondary outcomes

  1. Bile duct injury

    Time frame: From the day 1 of surgery till one month

    Bile duct injury that ocuurs intraoperatively or detected in postoperative period

  2. Hospital stay

    Time frame: from day 1 of surgery till discharge, upto 1 month

    Hospital stay determined from day of surgery till discharge

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Saeed Sarwar, MBBS

CONTACT

[email protected]

+923420973863

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Khyber Teaching Hospital

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Early Vs Late Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy After Ercp For Choledocholithiasis, A Randomised Control Trial.

Important dates

Study start
2025
Primary completion
2025
Study completion
2025
First posted
Aug 19, 2025
Registry last updated
Aug 19, 2025

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