Status:
COMPLETED
Is Routine Cholecystectomy Reasonable in All Patients Receiving a Bypass Procedure: a Comparative Cohort Study
Lead Sponsor:
Cantonal Hospital of St. Gallen
Conditions:
Given Indication for Gastric Bypass Procedure
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Brief Summary
Gallbladder management in bariatric surgery is controversially discussed. While some surgeons advocate routine prophylactic cholecystectomy (CCE) during Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) others advocate...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- All patients who received a laparoscopic Roux-en-Y-gastric bypass
Exclusion
- previous CCE
- open gastric bypass procedure
- previous bariatric procedure other than gastric banding
- patients lost to follow up
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2010
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
437 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01219166
Start Date
December 1 2010
End Date
December 1 2010
Last Update
December 10 2010
Active Locations (1)
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Department of surgery
Sankt Gallen, Switzerland, 9007