Effect of prophylactic endoscopic clipping for prevention of delayed bleeding after endoscopic papillectomy for ampullary neoplasm: a multicenter randomized trial

Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University Dongtan Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Hwaseong-si, Korea. Department of Gastroenterology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. Department of Internal Medicine, Inha University Hospital, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Korea. Department of Gastroenterology, Eulji University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea. Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University Seoul Paik Hospital, Seoul, Korea.

Endoscopy. 2022
Abstract
BACKGROUND : Endoscopic clip placement is technically challenging using a duodenoscope, limiting their application for treatment of bleeding after endoscopic papillectomy. This study evaluated the efficacy of newly designed clips to prevent bleeding after endoscopic papillectomy. METHODS : Patients (n = 80) with suspected benign adenomas on the major papilla who were scheduled for endoscopic papillectomy with or without clipping were randomized. A new duodenoscope-compatible clip capable of being rotated, reopened, and repeatedly repositioned was used. The primary end point was incidence of delayed bleeding. RESULTS : The clipping procedure was successful in all patients. The incidence of delayed bleeding was nonsignificantly higher in the no-clipping group than in the clipping group (31.6 % [95 % confidence interval (CI) 19.1-47.5] vs. 15.0 % [95 %CI 7.1-29.1]). The incidence of post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography pancreatitis did not differ significantly between the groups (clipping vs. no-clipping: 17.5 % [95 %CI 8.7-31.9] vs. 5.3 % [95 %CI 1.5-17.3]), and all cases were mild. CONCLUSIONS : Placement of the newly designed rotatable clip was technically feasible and tended to have a protective effect by preventing delayed bleeding after endoscopic papillectomy, although statistical significance was not reached.
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