Optical Trocar to Create the Pneumoperitoneum in Bariatric Patients

Brief summary (registry, in English)

Laparoscopic bariatric surgery are becoming the most used procedure to treat the obesity. To facilitate safe initial access to the abdominal cavity, we insert an optical viewing trocar at the left hypocondrium. The aim of this study is to systematically evaluate all published data existing in the literature to analyze the safety of optical trocars in patients undergoing bariatric surgery and to compare these data with our experiences.

What you commit to

• Study type: Observational
• Participants enrolled: 403
• From 1 Mar 2017 to the primary completion date, 30 Nov 2023
• 1 site in 1 country
• Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who the study is looking for

Age in the registry: 18 years to 65 years · Sex: All · Accepts healthy volunteers

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