Active clinical trials for "Hernia"

This study is carried out to determine if laparoscopic inguinal TEP repair of the hernia using a mesh carried out with only 1 port (hole) results in the reduction of post- operative pain and use of painkillers, shorter hospital stay and lesser complications than that carried out using conventional 3 ports.

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 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.

The objective of this study is to assess pain that occurs following hernia repair that is related to mesh fixation. The study is designed to see if there is any difference in pain after surgery between absorbable and permanent methods of mesh fixation in inguinal and ventral hernia repair.

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 purpose of this study is to determine whether Transversus abdominis plane block is superior to placebo or superior to local infiltration in analgesic efficacy after groin hernia repair.

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

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.

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.