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

Small/Large Bowel Clinical Trial

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

Status Not yet recruiting

Clinical Trial 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.

Clinical Trial 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. ;

Study Design

Observational Model: Cohort, Time Perspective: Prospective

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Small/Large Bowel

• NCT number: NCT02560064
• Study type: Observational
• Source: Inonu University
• Contact: Servet Karagul
• Phone: 905334779255
• Email: servetkaragul@hotmail.com
• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: November 2015
• Completion date: February 2016