This will be a single institution, prospective, randomized controlled trial. Patients presenting as an outpatient for repair of umbilical hernias who meet our inclusion criteria, whose parents provide permission to participate in the study, will receive the umbilical hernia repair that they are randomized to. The appropriate data will be collected on day of surgery, and patients will be followed with a delayed parental submission of incisional photograph.
Umbilical Hernia
This will be a single institution, prospective, randomized controlled trial. Patients presenting as an outpatient for repair of umbilical hernias who meet our inclusion criteria, whose parents provide permission to participate in the study, will receive the umbilical hernia repair that they are randomized to. The appropriate data will be collected on day of surgery, and patients will be followed with a delayed parental submission of incisional photograph.
Cosmetic Outcomes of Umbilical Hernia Incisions
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Children's Mercy Hospital and Clinics, Kansas City, Missouri, United States, 64118
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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to 9 Years
ALL
No
Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City,
Tolulope A Oyetunji, MD, MPH, MBA, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Division Chief, Pediatric General Surgery
2026-07-30