Is Routine Cholecystectomy Reasonable in All Patients Receiving a Bypass Procedure: a Comparative Cohort Study
Completed
- Conditions
- Given Indication for Gastric Bypass Procedure
- Registration Number
- NCT01219166
- Lead Sponsor
- Cantonal Hospital of St. Gallen
- 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 CCE only in patients with pathological gallbladder findings. The aim of this study was to evaluate the necessity of prophylactic CCE in patients receiving a laparoscopic RYGB.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 437
Inclusion Criteria
- All patients who received a laparoscopic Roux-en-Y-gastric bypass
Exclusion Criteria
- previous CCE
- open gastric bypass procedure
- previous bariatric procedure other than gastric banding
- patients lost to follow up
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method biliary complications resulting from omitted prophylactic cholecystectomy 5 years
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method safety of concurrent cholecystectomy 30 days
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Department of surgery
🇨🇭St. Gallen, Switzerland
Department of surgery🇨🇭St. Gallen, Switzerland