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Is the Use of Prolene as Sufficient as the Use of Wire in Shouldice Surgery to Keep the Recurrence Rate Low After One Year?

Inguinal Hernia

When conducting the Shouldice procedure the 4-layer suture of the transversalis fascia is usually done with Prolene worldwide. At the Shouldice hospital the wire has originally been used for these augmentation. During the last decade several Shouldice Surgeons started to use the Prolene due to occasional delivery problems of the wire from Germany.

The 1-year- recurrence rate at the Shouldice hospital is 1,15% (mainly wire-use). The published 1-year recurrence rate in Europe is 2%.

As quality assessment, this project intends to evaluate these two options for suturing (wire vs Prolene) in the elective inguinal hernia patient in terms of 1-year recurrence rate. The population of focus will be those who had a primary or secondary inguinal hernia operation at Shouldice Hospital and the project is estimated to take 3 months.

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Conditions de participation

  • Sexe:

    ALL

  • Âges admissibles:

    16 and up

Critères de participation

Inclusion Criteria:

* Adult patients of all sexes who have undergone inguinal hernia surgery in Shouldice technique.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Hernia repair using a mesh

Lieu de l'étude

Shouldice Hospital
Shouldice Hospital
Thornhill, Ontario
Canada

Contactez l'équipe d'étude

Backup Contact

Fernando Netto Spencer, PhD

[email protected]
905-889-1125 ext. 1297
Primary Contact

Marguerite Mainprize, MSc

[email protected]
905-889-1125 ext. 1297
Étude parrainée par
Shouldice Hospital
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ID de l'étude: NCT05879770