Bariatric, Revisional and General Surgery With Magnetic Assistance
Status: Recruiting
Location: See location...
Intervention Type: Procedure
Study Type: Observational
SUMMARY
Magnetic devices have been successfully used in bariatric surgery. To the date the only reported use of the magnet was for liver retraction. This study is to demonstrate the safety and viability of using the magnetic system as a second surgical assistant in bariatric surgery and not only for liver retraction.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Maximum Age: 65
Healthy Volunteers: t
View:
• Patients older than 18 years old
• BMI Greater than 30 kg/m2 (Obesity)
• Candidate to bariatric surgery
• GERD
• Candidate to revisional bariatric surgery
• Cholecystitis or Gallstones (General Surgery)
Locations
Other Locations
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
Unidad Internacional de Cirugía Bariátrica y Metabólica
RECRUITING
Maracaibo
Contact Information
Primary
Guillermo Borjas, MD. PhD
drguillermoborjas@hotmail.com
4146863041
Backup
Eduardo Ramos, MD
eduandresrr@gmail.com
4140369840
Time Frame
Start Date: 2021-06-10
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-06-10
Participants
Target number of participants: 700
Treatments
Magnetic bariatric surgery
Perform a bariatric surgery using the magnetic device like a second assitant in the steps of the surgery in order to perform the surgery with less incisions and with the same safety
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Unidad Internacional de Cirugia Bariatrica y Metabolica