Is Routine Cholecystectomy Reasonable in All Patients Receiving a Bypass Procedure: a Comparative Cohort Study

Completed

• Conditions: Given Indication for Gastric Bypass Procedure
• Interventions: Procedure: Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

• 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

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2010-10
• Study First Submitted: 2010-10-12
• Study First Submitted QC: 2010-10-12
• Study First Posted: 2010-10-13
• Study Start: 2010-12
• Primary Completion: 2010-12
• Study Completion: 2010-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2010-12-09
• Last Update Posted: 2010-12-10

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

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
laparoscopic Roux-en-Y-gastric baypass with cholecystectomy	Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy	-

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