Transgastric Peritoneoscopy and Appendectomy

Transgastric Diagnostic Peritoneoscopy (Laparoscopy) and Appendectomy - A Pilot Study

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00952146

Enrollment

Registered

2009-08-06

Start date

2007-11-30

Completion date

2010-12-31

Last updated

2009-08-06

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Conditions

Abdominal Pain

Keywords

NOTES, Transgastric, Appendectomy, Safety, Feasibility

Brief summary

This study is a feasibility study. Patients with acute abdominal pain who are planning to undergo a diagnostic laparoscopy are asked to participate in the study. The aim of the study is to evaluate if transgastric peritoneoscopy is feasible.

Interventions

PROCEDURETransgastric peritoneoscopy (NOTES)

Under general anesthesia an endoscope will be passed through the gastric wall into the peritoneal cavity to examine the peritoneal cavity. At the withdrawal of the endoscope, the gastric access in the stomach wall will be closed with T-tags.

Study design

Allocation

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Patient with acute abdominal pain

Exclusion criteria

* Patient under 18 * Patient who cannot understand information in Swedish * Patients previously operated in upper part of the abdomen

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To test the feasibility of transgastric peritoneoscopy	When discharged from hospital, 1 month post-op and one year

Countries

Sweden

Contacts

Primary ContactPer-Ola Park, MD&PhD

per-ola.park@vgregion.se+46 33 616 1000

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026