Trial comparing various methods of liver retraction in Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
Completed
- Conditions
- aparoscopic roux-en-y gastric bypass for obese patientsSurgeryObesity
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN29657697
- Lead Sponsor
- E-Da Hospital (Taiwan)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Inclusion Criteria
1. Age 18-65 years
2. Body mass index (BMI) > 32 kg/m2
3. Written informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
1. Patients younger than 18 or older than 65 years
2. Unresolved psychiatric illness
3. Substance abuse
4. Liver cirrhosis
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Liver Function Test (LFT) just before surgery immediately post operation and at 18 hours, 1 week and at 1 month after surgery<br>2. Intra-operative time for gastric pouch, time taken for liver suspension and total operative time
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Liver dimensions<br>2. Difficulty and operative view scores <br>3. Visual analogue scale) VAS <br>Measured at post operation after day 1 and day 2