Laparoscopic Incisional Hernia Repair in Liver Transplant Patients
Completed
- Conditions
- Hernia Recurrence Post Laparoscopic Incisional Hernia Repair in Liver Transplant Versus Non-transplant Patients.
- Interventions
- Other: Surgery
- Registration Number
- NCT02123719
- Lead Sponsor
- Medical University Innsbruck
- Brief Summary
Retrospective analysis of patients undergoing laparoscopic incisional hernia repair.
Study group: Patients with incisional hernia post liver transplantation Control group: Patients with incisional hernia post any other laparotomy in the upper quadrant.
Primary study outcome parameter: Risk of hernia recurrence. Secondary study outcome parameters: - Hernia repair-related infection rate
- Postoperative morbidity Statistical analysis: Comparison of study versus control group, univariate and multivariate analysis, Chi² and Mann-Whitney-U tests. P-values \<0.05 were considered significant.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 112
Inclusion Criteria
- Incisional hernia
- Laparoscopic repair possible
Exclusion Criteria
- Other types of ventral hernias
- Laparoscopy not possible
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Patients post liver transplantation Surgery Patients after liver transplantation Control group Surgery Patients with an abdominal incisional hernia without a history of immunosuppresion
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Hernia recurrence post laparoscopic incisional hernia repair 1 - 74 months post surgery
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Medical University Innsbruck
🇦🇹Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria