Active clinical trials for "Hernia"

Collagen synthesis is depressed systemically in the immediate postoperative period. Arginine, zinc and vitamin C impact collagen synthesis. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of a pre and postoperative oral supplement consisting of arginine, zinc and vitamin C on collagen synthesis in patients undergoing inguinal hernia repair.

Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a congenital malformation associated with significant mortality and respiratory morbidity, particularly related to prolonged mechanical ventilation. NAVA (Neurally Adjusted Ventilatory Assist) is a recent technique that uses the recognition of the electrical activity of the patient's diaphragm (Edi) and delivers a synchronized proportional assisted ventilation. This technique has already been used in the newborn, especially premature and has shown many benefits. Only one study in the literature shows its feasibility in newborns with CDH. This technique seems interesting in the context of CDH because it would limit baro-trauma and improve synchronization. Before demonstrating the clinical benefits, it seems important to describe the effects on the respiratory physiology, in particular on work of breathing which can be estimated by the esophageal and trans-diaphragmatic pressure-time product obtained by an esophageal transducer. Our study is an innovative physiologic pilot study with the objective to describe work of breathing in neonates with CDH in post-surgical period in NAVA ventilation and in conventional ventilation using an esophageal transducer. It will provide the clinician with a physiological justification for the use of NAVA to rapidly improve the respiratory muscular dynamics of these patients. This study is a prerequisite for the realization of studies demonstrating the clinical benefit of NAVA ventilation on reduction of duration of ventilation and more generally on morbidity and mortality in the population of neonate with CDH.

Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a congenital anomaly associated with a high risk of mortality and need for life-saving interventions such as extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), nitric oxide, and vasopressor support. Although infants with CDH experience significant morbidity and mortality starting immediately after birth, high quality evidence informing delivery room resuscitation in this population is lacking. Infants with CDH are at risk for pulmonary hypoplasia and pulmonary hypertension and often experience hypoxemia and acidosis during neonatal transition. The standard approach to DR resuscitation is immediate umbilical cord clamping (UCC) followed by intubation and mechanical ventilation. Animal models suggest that achieving lung aeration prior to UCC results in improved pulmonary blood flow and cardiac function compared with immediate UCC before lung aeration is established. Trials of preterm infants demonstrated that initiating respiratory support prior to UCC is safe and feasible. Because infants with CDH are at high risk for pulmonary hypertension and systemic hypotension, they may benefit from the hemodynamic effects of lung aeration before UCC, namely increased pulmonary blood flow, decreased pulmonary vascular resistance, and improved cardiac output. To date, this approach has not been studied in infants with CDH.

Inguinal hernia is one of the most common worldwide afflictions of men. The presence of an inguinal hernia is indication for its repair. Approximately 700,000 hernia repairs are performed in the U.S. each year, and this procedure accounts for 10% of all general surgery procedures in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) (10,000 inguinal herniorrhaphies performed per year). There are many different techniques currently in use for repairing inguinal hernias and with the advent of laparoscopy, yet another technique is being advocated. Laparoscopic repair has been reported in some studies to be superior to open repair because of less pain and earlier return to work. However, laparoscopic repair requires a general or regional anesthetic and expensive equipment and supplies to perform. There is also evidence that open tension-free mesh repair may have results similar to laparoscopic repair for these patient centered outcome measures. The general acceptance of this procedure, especially in the VHA, has not been uniform. Furthermore, no randomized trial of sufficient size and power to be conclusive has been done to set forth the operative "gold standard" for hernia repair.

The purpose of this study is to Compare three methods of intrathecal bupivacaine; bupivacaine-fentanyl; bupivacaine-fentanyl-magnesium sulfate on sensory-motor blocks and postoperative pain in patients undergoing lumbar disk herniation surgery.

The primary objective of this study is to compare the early clinical outcomes following non-surgical treatment with Triojection® to surgical discectomy. Early is defined as less than or equal to 6 months.

Incisional hernias are a frequent consequence of abdominal surgery. Current clinical efforts are primarily focused on improving repair materials and surgical techniques to correct these hernias instead of the optimal solution: prevention. A product called MYOSEAL is currently being developed to prevent hernia formation after abdominal surgery by using fibrin tissue sealant and silver particles to prophylactically enhance the early wound healing of myofascial incisions. The purpose of this phase 1 study is to examine the safety of applying MYOSEAL immediately after abdominal wall suture closure in patients undergoing abdominal surgery. The investigators expect that applying this product to sutured myofascial incisions will increase collagen formation in the wound and thus prevent the formation of incisional hernias.

The aim of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of various methods of inguinal hernia repair and to evaluate techniques of synthetic mesh fixation during laparoscopic and open hernia repair.

Nanotechnologies applied to General Surgery and Emergency Surgery: The Buckypaper as a new fixing method for prosthetic materials in the treatment of abdominal wall hernias in humans, in laparotomic procedures and as a new device for the treatment of solid cancer and hematopoietic system tumors. The experimentation on this new material, preliminary conducted on breed female rabbit New Zeeland, will be applicable to human, if the results in terms of toxicity and durability will be comfortable.

Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair techniques has been compared with the open techniques in several studies. However, no one studied about the different uses of the same type of mesh on the same surgical technique, and effects of this different use on testicular volume and blood flow. The objective of this study is to investigate the effects at 6 months of the divided and non divided mesh in laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal hernia repair technique on testicular volume and blood flow by use of Doppler Ultrasonography