Short Stitch Versus Traditional Suture for the Prevention of Incisional Hernia After Open Hepatectomy

Description

This clinical trial compares two different kinds of surgical closing techniques, short stitch suture or traditional suture, in patients who are having liver tumor surgery. This study may help researchers learn if one technique can lower the chances of developing a hole in the wall of the abdomen (an abdominal hernia) at the incision site better than the other.

Conditions

Liver and Intrahepatic Bile Duct Neoplasm, Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm in the Liver, Primary Malignant Liver Neoplasm

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

This clinical trial compares two different kinds of surgical closing techniques, short stitch suture or traditional suture, in patients who are having liver tumor surgery. This study may help researchers learn if one technique can lower the chances of developing a hole in the wall of the abdomen (an abdominal hernia) at the incision site better than the other.

Incisional Hernia Prevention After Open Hepatectomy by Small Tissue Bite Fascial Closure: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Short Stitch Versus Traditional Suture for the Prevention of Incisional Hernia After Open Hepatectomy

Condition
Liver and Intrahepatic Bile Duct Neoplasm
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Houston

M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States, 77030

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Patients undergoing hepatectomy for malignant diagnosis (primary or secondary) from 5/1/2021 through 11/1/2024 will be eligible for inclusion in this study
  • * Elective surgery
  • * Age \>= 18
  • * Planned midline laparotomy incision or inverted-L incision
  • * Pre-existing abdominal hernia
  • * History of mesh placement at prior laparotomy
  • * Pregnant women

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center,

Timothy E Newhook, MD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Study Record Dates

2026-04-30