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NCT Number: NCT01219166

Is Routine Cholecystectomy Reasonable in All Patients Receiving a Bypass Procedure: a Comparative Cohort Study

Gallbladder management in bariatric surgery is controversially discussed. While some surgeons advocate routine prophylactic cholecystectomy (CCE) during Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) others advocate CCE only in patients with pathological gallbladder findings. The aim of this study was to evaluate the necessity of prophylactic CCE in patients receiving a laparoscopic RYGB.

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Key information

Conditions

Given Indication for Gastric Bypass Procedure

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Department of surgery

Sankt Gallen, 9007, Switzerland

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • All patients who received a laparoscopic Roux-en-Y-gastric bypass

Exclusion criteria

  • previous CCE
  • open gastric bypass procedure
  • previous bariatric procedure other than gastric banding
  • patients lost to follow up

Treatment and study plan

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Procedure

Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

Primary outcomes

  1. biliary complications resulting from omitted prophylactic cholecystectomy

    Time frame: 5 years

Secondary outcomes

  1. safety of concurrent cholecystectomy

    Time frame: 30 days

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Cantonal Hospital of St. Gallen

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2010
Primary completion
2010
Study completion
2010
First posted
Oct 13, 2010
Registry last updated
Dec 10, 2010

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