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Early Versus Delayed Surgery for Gallstone Pancreatitis

NCT00863642 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2011-09-27

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Summary

While there exists consensus among surgeons that patients with gallstone pancreatitis should undergo cholecystectomy to prevent recurrence, the precise timing of laparoscopic cholecystectomy for mild to moderate disease remains controversial. We hypothesize that laparoscopic cholecystectomy performed within 48 hours of admission, regardless of resolution of abdominal pain or abnormal laboratory values, will result in a shorter hospital stay.

Conditions

  • Gallstone Pancreatitis

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy within 48 hours of admission

Patients are taken to the operating room for laparoscopic cholecystectomy within 48 hours of admission

PROCEDURE

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy after resolution of abdominal pain and laboratory values

Patients are taken to the operating room for laparoscopic cholecystectomy after resolution of abdominal pain and laboratory values

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Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-11-30
Primary Completion
2009-11-30
Completion
2009-11-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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