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Preoperative Ultrasound as a Predictor for Difficulty in Bariatric Surgery

NCT03486691 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 120

Last updated 2018-08-16

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

the left lobe of the liver in obese patient usually fatty and enlarged and may cause difficulty during bariatric surgery. the aim of this study is to test the impact of routine preoperative ultrasound to evaluate the size of left lobe of the liver as a preoperative predictor for difficulty

Conditions

  • Obesity, Morbid

Interventions

OTHER

Routine measurement of left lobe

Routine preoperative measurement of left lobe

OTHER

control group

no routine preoperative measurement of left lobe

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Minia University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Alaa M Sewefy · Minia University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-02-01
Primary Completion
2018-08-10
Completion
2018-08-10

Countries

  • Egypt

Study Locations

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