136
Participants
Start Date
January 31, 2013
Primary Completion Date
December 31, 2015
Study Completion Date
September 30, 2019
celiac plexus neurolysis using absolute alcohol
celiac plexus blockade with 40 ml of diluted absolute alcohol(50%) 20 ml on either side of celiac axis in a 4 quadrant fashion
Placebo celiac plexus injection using saline
Placebo celiac plexus injection with 40 ml of saline 20 ml on either side of celiac axis in a 4 quadrant fashion for blinding
Frey's procedure
Pancreatic head is partially resected (cored) along with longitudinal opening of duct along its entire length with limit of excavation of the head in the plane of the posterior wall of the Wirsung's duct and duct of Santorini is opened in the uncinate process. All the tissue above the plane, including the duct of Santorini is excised. The reconstruction is done with covering with a loop of jejunum in Roux-en-Y fashion which continues with the main pancreatic duct in the pancreatic body and tail.
Lead Sponsor
Madras Medical College
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