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NCT Number: NCT02939443

Prone-position CT for Diagnosing Inguinal Hernia

Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy of prone-position computed tomography (CT) for detecting and classifying inguinal hernia relative to supine-position CT before laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair.

Materials and Methods: Sixty-eight patients who underwent laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal repair of inguinal hernia were enrolled in this prospective study. Patients diagnosed with inguinal hernia by physical examination underwent abdominal CT in the supine and prone positions for preoperative assessment. The anatomy of the right and left inguinal regions was confirmed during the surgery and compared with the preoperative CT findings.

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Key information

Conditions

Hernia, Inguinal Hernia Hernia, Abdominal Pathological Conditions, Anatomical Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Age range

20 year–89 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • inguinal hernia

Exclusion criteria

  • emergency surgery for incarcerated hernia
  • femoral hernia
  • recurrent inguinal hernia after laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair

Treatment and study plan

supine- and prone-position Computed Tomography

Radiation

Primary outcomes

  1. The detection rate of inguinal hernia

    Time frame: two years

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Nagareyama Central Hospital

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Diagnosis of Inguinal Hernia by Prone- vs. Supine-position Computed Tomography

Important dates

Study start
2014
Primary completion
2016
Study completion
2016
First posted
Oct 20, 2016
Registry last updated
Oct 20, 2016

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