Incidental Findings in Abdominal Surgery

Completed

• Conditions: General Surgery
• Interventions: Procedure: Abdominal Surgery

• Registration Number: NCT05227911
• Lead Sponsor: University of Aleppo

Brief Summary

Despite the recent advancement in diagnostic modalities, many surgeons experience till this day unexpected findings during the course of surgery. Very few information is available in the medical literature in order to assist the surgeon with the anticipation and preparation to deal with Incidental Findings (IFs). Such valuable information can be of great benefit to the surgeon, as the surgical team can prepare himself better -technically and scientifically- to deal with the common expected IFs. The authors aim to examine the incidence of all IFs in abdominal surgery -laparoscopy or laparotomy- and identify possible associations through a cross-sectional designed study conducted in Aleppo University Hospital - Department of Surgery. The authors collected patients' data who underwent abdominal surgery during the period of the two-consecutive years 2018-2019.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2018-01-01
• Primary Completion: 2019-12-31
• Study Completion: 2019-12-31
• Status Verified: 2022-01
• Study First Submitted: 2022-01-22
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-01-22
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-01-22
• Study First Posted: 2022-02-08
• Last Update Posted: 2022-02-08

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 543

Inclusion Criteria

• patients older than 13 y/o
• patients undergoing laparoscopy or laparotomy that must include a proper inspection of the abdominal cavity

Exclusion Criteria

• patients aged 13 y/o or less
• patients with incomplete data
• gynecological procedures even if it involves laparotomy or laparoscopy.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Abdominal Surgery Group	Abdominal Surgery	Participant undergoing abdominal surgery for any indication

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
IFs identification	Detection during the time of the procedure itself	The identification of the specific IFs encountered in abdominal surgery patients
The Incidence of IFs detection	Detection during the time of the procedure itself	Examine the incidence of the detection of Incidental and unexpected findings in abdominal surgery patients.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The association between gender in IF detection	Detection during the time of the procedure itself	Examine the association between the gender of the patient and the detection of IFs.
The incidence of misdiagnosis events	Detection during the time of the procedure itself	Examine the incidence of misdiagnosis events in abdominal surgeries
The association between procedure type in IF detection	Detection during the time of the procedure itself	Examine the association between the type of surgery (laparoscopy or laparotomy) and the detection of IFs.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Aleppo University Hospital; 🇸🇾 Aleppo, Aleppo Provice, Syrian Arab Republic