NCT05912868

Endoscopic Mini/Less Open Sublay(EMILOS) Repair

Long-term Results in 174 Patients With a Ventral Hernia in the Midline of the Abdominal Wall After EMILOS (Endoscopic Mini/Less Open Sublay) Repair

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 174 (actual)
• Sponsor: Diakonie-Klinikum Stuttgart · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Ventral hernias in the midline of the abdominal wall are one of the most frequent diseases in general and visceral surgery worldwide. The optimal operative technique is still in discussion. The traditional techniques are open sublay or transabdominal intraperitoneal onlay mesh (IPOM) repair. In order to avoid the risks -large trauma to the abdominal wall with pain and infection, lesion of intraabdominal organs - a new hybrid technique - small skin incision, wide endoscopic dissection of the retrorectus space with implantation of a large mesh - was developed (EMILOS -Endoscopic Mini/Less Open Sublay).

Detailed description

Long-term results in 174 patients with a ventral hernia of the abdominal wall after EMILOS (Endoscopic Mini/Less Open Sublay) repair. The worldwide most frequently used surgical techniques to repair ventral abdominal wall hernias are the open sublay operation and the transabdominal IPOM (Intra-Peritoneal Onlay Mesh) technique. Therefore a special questionnaire was developed to send to the patients to evaluate long-term outcome.

Conditions

• Hernia, Ventral

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Endoscopic Mini/Less Open Sublay Repair	The traditional techniques are open sublay or transabdominal intraperitoneal onlay mesh (IPOM) repair. In order to avoid the risks -large trauma to the abdominal wall with pain and infection, lesion of intraabdominal organs - a new hybrid technique - small skin incision, wide endoscopic dissection of the retrorectus space with implantation of a large mesh - was developed (EMILOS -Endoscopic Mini/Less Open Sublay).

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-06-25
• Primary completion: 2021-01-27
• Completion: 2022-12-31
• First posted: 2023-06-22
• Last updated: 2023-06-22

Locations

3 sites across 1 country: Germany