Internal constriction of the small bowels
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Rijnstate Ziekenhuis
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 64 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patient have underwent laparoscopic RYGB surgery (the standard procedure with closing of mesenteric openings) at least half a year ago; Patient has abdominal pain at least three days in a row Patient is highly suspected for internal herniation judged by the surgeon and based on weight loss and pain (location of the pain, the intervals between pain, the relation to food intake).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Age
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Primary study endpoints are the assessments of the arterial abdominal angiogram and mesenteric arterial mapping in relation to the outcome of the diagnostic laparoscopic surgery. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary study parameters are the assessments of the conventional CT abdomen, the CT angiogram and the mesenteric arterial mapping, the comparison of these images and the comparison of these images to the surgical outcome. The sensitivity and specificity of both CT scans to diagnose an internal herniation will be calculated | — |
Countries
The Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed