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Short Stitch Versus Traditional Suture for the Prevention of Incisional Hernia After Open Hepatectomy
Incisional Hernia Prevention After Open Hepatectomy by Small Tissue Bite Fascial Closure: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Who can join
Ages 18 and older · All sexes
Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion 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 Exclusion Criteria: * Pre-existing abdominal hernia * History of mesh placement at prior laparotomy * Pregnant women
About the study
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.
What is being tested
- Quality-of-Life Assessment (other)
- Surgical Procedure (procedure)
- Surgical Procedure (procedure)
Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center · Participants: 140 · Started: Jan 4, 2022
Contact the study team
- Timothy E Newhook, MD · Phone: 713-792-6940
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT04982653
Locations in the U.S.
| Texas | M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston |
Conditions
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.