ELEMENT TRIAL: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial on endoscopic ultrasound-guided biliary drainage of first intent with a lumen-apposing metal stent vs. endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography in the management of malignant distal biliary obstruction.
Yen-I ChenKashi CallichurnAvijit ChatterjeeEtienne DesiletsDonnellan FergalNauzer ForbesIan GanSana KenshilMouen A KhashabRastislav KundaEric LamGary MayRachid MohamedJeff MoskoSarto C PaquinAnand SahaiGurpal SandhaChristopher TeshimaAlan BarkunJeffrey BarkunAli BessissowKristina CandidoMyriam MartelCorey MillerKevin WaschkeGeorge ZogopoulosClarence Wongnull nullPublished in: Trials (2019)
Registry name: ClinicalTrials.gov. Registration number: NCT03870386. Date of registration: 03/12/2019.