Treatment of hernias in Cameroon with cheap nets using the small incision technique

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Inguinal hernia; Digestive System

• Registration Number: ISRCTN24826334
• Lead Sponsor: Académie de Recherche de l'Enseignement Supérieur Belgique

Brief Summary

2021 Results article in https://doi.org/10.26502/jsr.10020120 (added 07/05/2021) 2022 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35099626/ (added 13/06/2023)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2020-11-30
• Study Start: 2021-05-10
• Last Update Posted: 26 June 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 62

Inclusion Criteria

1. Adult (aged >16 years) native patients
2. Presenting at one of the participating hospitals between October 2018 and March 2020
3. Suffering from reducible primary or recurrent inguinal hernia, either uni- or bilateral

Exclusion Criteria

1. History of laparotomy or retroperitoneal surgery
2. Strangulated or irreductible inguinal hernia
3. Inguinoscrotal hernia
4. Non-inguinal hernia
5. Participant who refused consent to study
6. Participant deemed unfit to undergo general anesthesia

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified