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Complications of Surgical and Medical Care: General Terms

Keywords

Inguinal herniaLateral umbilicus ligamentRecurrence

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

recurrence rate
The outcome was recorded at the outpatient visits 10 days, 6 months, 1 year, 3 years and 5 years after the surgery.
five years

Secondary Outcomes (2)

degree of postoperative pain
one year
patient satisfaction.
one year

Study Arms (2)

Group A

the patients were subjected laparoscopic purse-string knot for closing the internal hernia opening

Group B

the lateral umbilicus ligament was used to cover the internal hernia opening after the laparoscopic purse-string knot

Eligibility Criteria

Age2 Years - 17 Years

Sexall

Healthy VolunteersYes

Age GroupsChild (0-17)

Sampling MethodProbability Sample

Study Population

The sample size was calculated such that a 4% difference (α = 0.05) in recurrence rate at 5 years between the groups could be detected with a power of 0.9. This required a sample size of 510 patients. Considering an estimated drop-out rate of 10%, we aimed to enroll 600 patients.

You may qualify if:

unilateral inguinal hernia age between 2 and 17 years the absence of a history of abdominal or inguinal operations. Of the male patients, only those with completely descended testes were included.

Sponsors & Collaborators

The Second People's Hospital of GuangDong Province
Otherlead

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Hernia, InguinalRecurrence

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Hernia, AbdominalHerniaPathological Conditions, AnatomicalPathological Conditions, Signs and SymptomsDisease AttributesPathologic Processes

Study Officials

kaiyun chen, MD
The Second People's Hospital of GuangDong Province
STUDY CHAIR

Enrollment

486 participants (actual enrollment reported by the registry).

Study Design

Study Type: observational
Observational Model: CASE CONTROL
Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
Sponsor Type: OTHER

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

June 17, 2011

First Posted

June 27, 2011

Study Start

January 2000

Date type not reported

This date has not been verified as actual or estimated.

a New Way for Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair in Pediatric

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Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

Secondary Outcomes (2)

Study Arms (2)

Group A

Group B

Eligibility Criteria

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Study Start

Primary Completion

Study Completion

First Submitted

First Posted

Conditions

Keywords

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

Secondary Outcomes (2)

Study Arms (2)

Group A

Group B

Eligibility Criteria

You may qualify if:

Sponsors & Collaborators

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Conditions

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Study Officials

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