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Minimally Invasive Surgery: Using Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES)

NCT00531219 · Status: UNKNOWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2018-05-01

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This is an observational study of pain and outcomes from patients undergoing transgastric NOTES removal of their appendix or gallbladder. Subjects who elect to have a transgastric NOTES removal of their appendix or gallbladder and agree to be in this study (through signature on the informed consent form) will be followed per standard of care, with additional follow-up for data collection including the following:

* Subjects will complete a 7 day pain/temperature log after surgery
* Subjects will receive a phone call at 6 months and at 1 year after surgery to capture data related to safety, adverse events, hospitalizations and patient satisfaction

Additional data related to pain and outcomes will be collected at baseline/screening and at follow-up as necessary.

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Transgastric Appendectomy

The appendix will be removed through an incision in the stomach and pulled out through the mouth

PROCEDURE

Transgastric Cholecystectomy

The gallbladder will be removed through an incision in the stomach and pulled out through the mouth.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Santiago Horgan, MD · University of California, San Diego

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-02-29
Primary Completion
2018-12-31
Completion
2020-02-29

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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