Study of Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPI) to Prevent Strictures After Gastric Bypass Surgery
Status:
Withdrawn
Trial end date:
2011-07-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether suppressing acid production by
administration of daily proton pump inhibitors in the early post-operative period will reduce
the gastrojejunal anastomosis stricture rate in patients undergoing laparoscopic gastric
bypass surgery for morbid obesity.