CT and Clinical Features of Internal Hernia

Completed

• Conditions: CT Images of Internal Hernia; Clinical Outcomes
• Interventions: Diagnostic Test: Multi-detector CT scan

• Registration Number: NCT03703752
• Lead Sponsor: Tongji Hospital

Brief Summary

Researchers retrospectively reviewed patients with internal hernia that confirmed by surgical exploration between Feb. 2012 and Feb. 2018. and analysis the Medical records and MDCT images to investigate the clinical and radiological features of internal hernia.

Detailed Description

51 Patients with definite diagnosis of IH during surgical exploration from Feb. 2012 to Feb. 2018 in our hospital were included in this research. Medical records including MDCT images and intra-operative findings were collected retrospectively. The CT features of different subgroups were also evaluated.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2018-02-20
• Primary Completion: 2018-06-20
• Study Completion: 2018-06-20
• Status Verified: 2018-10
• Study First Submitted: 2018-10-09
• Study First Submitted QC: 2018-10-11
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-10-11
• Study First Posted: 2018-10-12
• Last Update Posted: 2018-10-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 51

Inclusion Criteria

• IH confirmed by surgical exploration

Exclusion Criteria

• diaphragmatic hernia and traumatic IH

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
non-adhesive IH	Multi-detector CT scan	Non-adhesive IH means the IH resulting from the abnormality of peritoneal structure.
Adhesive IH	Multi-detector CT scan	Adhesive IH can further be divided into primary or secondary groups according to the history of abdominal and(or) pelvic surgery

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
CT features	2 weeks	MDCT features of IH were assessed for the following findings: (1) Demonstration of bowels dislocation in IH: dislocated cluster of the intestinal segments; crowding or convergence of mesenteric vessels; (2) Demonstration of obstruction or ischemia: bowel wall thickening or abnormal enhancement; dilated bowels with abnormal free fluid; twisted bowels with swirl sign of vessels. (3) Demonstration of specific signs: hernial orifice and closed-loop of intestine; fat notch sign.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Tongji Hospital; 🇨🇳 Wuhan, Hubei, China