Short Stitch Versus Traditional Suture for the Prevention of Incisional Hernia After Open Hepatectomy

Recruiting now · Phase 2

Conditions studied: Liver and Intrahepatic Bile Duct Neoplasm, Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm in the Liver, Primary Malignant Liver Neoplasm

In brief

This clinical trial compares two different kinds of surgical closing techniques, short stitch suture or traditional suture, in patients who are having liver tumor surgery. This study may help researchers learn if one technique can lower the chances of developing a hole in the wall of the abdomen (an abdominal hernia) at the incision site better than the other.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04982653

Run by

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

People needed

140

Starts

2022-01-04

Expected to finish

2027-02-02

Last updated by the study team

2026-05-26

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Patients undergoing hepatectomy for malignant diagnosis (primary or secondary) from 5/1/2021 through 11/1/2024 will be eligible for inclusion in this study
• Elective surgery
• Age >= 18
• Planned midline laparotomy incision or inverted-L incision

You may not qualify if…

• Pre-existing abdominal hernia
• History of mesh placement at prior laparotomy
• Pregnant women

Where it is running

• M D Anderson Cancer Center — Houston, Texas, United States (enrolling)

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