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Incisional Hernia in Infants and Children

Not Applicable
Conditions
Incisional Hernia
Interventions
Other: surgical management of incisional hernia
Registration Number
NCT05005663
Lead Sponsor
Tanta University
Brief Summary

the study of development of incisional hernia in infants and children at a tertiary level experience.

Detailed Description

Background: incisional hernia in children and infants (IHCI) represents a major complication following exploration. The condition is associated with prolonged hospital stay, readmission and the need for another operation to treat the resulting incisional hernia. The incidence is variable worldwide. The leading causes are still indeterminate as well as the management strategy. We aimed at studying IHCI at a tertiary level hospital as regard presenting symptoms, methods of management and its impact on the quality of life of patients.

Methods: a retrospective study included all infants and children presented with incisional hernia. Patients were categorized in to two groups according to the age of presentation, group A patients younger than two years of age and group B patients older than two years. All data related to the first operation in addition to data related to repair of the incisional hernia were collected in special charts.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
67
Inclusion Criteria
  • all infants and children with incisional hernia
Exclusion Criteria
  • congenital abdominal wall defects

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
group Bsurgical management of incisional herniapatients older than 2 years
group Asurgical management of incisional herniapatients younger than 2 years
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
repair of incisional hernia2 years

surgical repair

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Faculty of Medicine

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Tanta, Egypt

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