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UnknownNCT02560064

Length of Small Bowel. How Can Standardise Measurement and Why?

Status
Unknown
Phase
Study type
Observational
Enrollment
45 (estimated)
Sponsor
Inonu University · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
Healthy volunteers
Accepted

Summary

Measurement of the small bowel length studied by anatomists, surgeons and radiologists. Results were highly different among these series. Technical and mechanical factors have major effects on measures. Investigators decided to reach a standardization for the measurement of small bowel length.

Detailed description

Small bowel length will be measure in patients undergoing intraabdominal surgery. This will be establish by two surgeon from Treitz ligament to ileocecal valve two, consecutively. For measurement, a tape will place to antimesenteric, mesenteric border and the midline between these two sides. Exclusion criteria include patients with inflammatory bowel disease, peritonitis, prior abdominal surgery. Demographic data, patients clinical details and small bowel length will be recorded.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
PROCEDURELaparotomySmall bowel length will measure in laparotomy, regardless of indication.

Timeline

Start date
2015-11-01
Primary completion
2016-01-01
Completion
2016-02-01
First posted
2015-09-25
Last updated
2015-10-05

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT02560064. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.