Telescopic Dissection vs. Balloon Dissection During Laparoscopic TEP Inguinal Hernia Repair

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Inguinal Hernia

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine if the surgical technique for creation of extraperitoneal space during laparoscopic TEP inguinal hernia repair (telescopic dissection or balloon dissection) has an impact on operative times, early postoperative pain scores, surgical complications and rate of hernia recurrence following laparoscopic TEP inguinal hernia repair.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03276871

Run by

The Cleveland Clinic

People needed

40

Starts

2017-08-28

Expected to finish

2019-07-06

Last updated by the study team

2020-07-22

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 18 years of age or older
• Able to give informed consent
• Unilateral inguinal hernia
• Scheduled for elective inguinal hernia repair
• Eligible to tolerate general anesthesia
• Eligible to undergo minimally invasive inguinal hernia repair
• Willing to undergo mesh-based repair

You may not qualify if…

• Younger than 18 years old
• Unable to give informed consent
• Bilateral Inguinal hernias
• Emergent inguinal hernia repairs ( acute incarceration or strangulation)
• Recurrent inguinal hernia with prior preperitoneal mesh
• Unable to tolerate general anesthesia
• Not eligible for minimally invasive inguinal hernia repair
• Not willing to undergo mesh-based repair

Where it is running

• Cleveland Clinic Comprehensive Hernia Center — Cleveland, Ohio, United States

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