Active clinical trials for "Hernia"

To assess effect of local anesthetic into the preperitoneal space during laparoscopic hernia repair on post-operative pain.

The purpose of the study is To compare the recurrence rate of the laparoscopic total extra peritoneal inguinal hernia repair without fixation of the mesh to mesh fixation under spinal anesthesia To test whether non-fixation of mesh leads to less pain compared to the repair when the mesh is fixed.

To evaluate the safety and efficacy of the Lichtenstein's hernioplasty using Infinit® PTFE Mesh, and to compare it with the traditional Lichtenstein procedure performed with polypropylene mesh.

This investigation will be a double-armed, randomized (Blinded patients and Blinded examiner) prospective study designed to collect perioperative and postoperative data to compare the QOL of ProFlor vs. Lichtenstein inguinal hernia repair.

The purpose of this study is to compare the frequency of long-term post operative pain after an open mesh repair ad modum Lichtenstein performed in local anaesthesia to that after an totally extraperitoneal laparoscopic repair (TEP) for primary inguinal hernia. The investigators will also be assessing the cost for the procedures and hospital care as well as the cost for sick-leave depending on procedure performed. The study hypothesis is that the laparoscopic approach will be associated with less long term post operative pain.

A randomized, prospective clinical trial analyzing whether the use of lightweight prostheses during laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair of male patients could have a beneficial effect on postoperative discomfort, chronic pain development, recurrence and male fertility aspects.

The laparoscopic repair of ventral hernias is still a controversial therapeutic option. To evaluate the efficacy and safety of laparoscopic repair we compare the results of the open and laparoscopic repair of ventral hernia,. 53 patients were undergo laparoscopic or open repair of ventral hernia . All defects were estimated to be larger than 5 cm in diameter. Twenty six patients underwent attempted laparoscopic ventral hernia repair (LVHR) with mesh and twenty seven patients underwent open ventral hernia repair (OVHR) with mesh

Approximately 1/3 of patients with a permanent end-colostomy will experience a hernia around the stoma. In some cases these problems result in the need of surgical correction and the risk of recurrent hernia after operative intervention is regrettably high. Preliminary investigations suggest a role for primary mesh placement to prevent parastomal hernia. The use of a mesh as a preventive measure is a safe procedure. This study will focus on the effect of primary mesh placement (two different operative procedures are used) compared to patients without mesh placement.

The primary objective is to compare the effectiveness of the Surgisis Gold Graft to suture closure alone in preventing an incisional hernia after open bariatric surgery.

The purpose of this study is to compare a standard surgical procedure, open surgical microdiscectomy, used primarily to relieve leg pain and repair disc herniation to a newer surgical procedure, hydrodiscectomy with Spinejet®. The study will examine how well each procedure reduces subject pain and disability over a one-year period. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI-use of a magnetic field to produce an image) of the lower spinal column taken before and after surgery will also be looked at to determine what physical changes have taken place over the course of a year. Subjects enrolled in this study will also be asked to keep track of their medical expenses related to treating their back pain to see if the surgeries being compared reduce out of pocket expenses.