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NCT Number: NCT00061269

Videoendoscopic Drainage of Infected Pancreatic Collections

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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Key information

Conditions

Pancreatitis, Acute Necrotizing Digestive System Diseases Pancreatic Diseases Pancreatitis

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

  • Pancreatic necrosis or peripancreatic fluid collection following acute pancreatitis noted on CT scan
  • Infected pancreatic necrosis or pancreatic abscess and determined by + FNA (gram stain or culture), as defined by the Atlanta Symposium
  • Not neutropenic or pregnant
  • No prior necrosectomy
  • No pancreatic pseudocyst, either sterile or infected

Treatment and study plan

Videoscopic-Assisted Retroperitoneal Debridement (VARD)

Procedure

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

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

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Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2003
Primary completion
2008
Study completion
2008
First posted
May 23, 2003
Registry last updated
Sep 11, 2018

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