Internal Hernias After Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass

NCT01040364 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 220

Last updated 2013-09-24

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The main goal of this study is to describe the trends in the incidence rate of internal hernia presentation after different modifications of the mesenteric closure technique after primary laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) surgery from 1997-2009.

Conditions

  • Internal Hernia
  • Mesocolic Hernia
  • Petersen´s Hernia
  • Jejunojejunostomy Hernia
  • Bowel Obstruction
  • Ischemic Bowel

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Francisco M Tercero, MD · Research Associate, University of California San Francisco

  • Kelvin D Higa, MD · Professor of Surgery, University of California San Francisco

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-05-31
Primary Completion
2009-06-30
Completion
2009-07-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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