NCT03421925

Effects of Using Divided Mesh and Using a Non Divided Mesh on Testicular Blood Flow and Volume in Laparoscopic Hernia Repair

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 150 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Okan University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Male
• Age: 18 Years – 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair techniques has been compared with the open techniques in several studies. However, no one studied about the different uses of the same type of mesh on the same surgical technique, and effects of this different use on testicular volume and blood flow. The objective of this study is to investigate the effects at 6 months of the divided and non divided mesh in laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal hernia repair technique on testicular volume and blood flow by use of Doppler Ultrasonography

Conditions

• Hernia, Inguinal

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal procedure for inguinal hernia	Laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal procedure for inguinal hernia is a technique that is done by not entering the peritoneal cavity

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-02-01
• Primary completion: 2019-02-01
• Completion: 2020-02-01
• First posted: 2018-02-05
• Last updated: 2018-02-05

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)