Comparison of Recurrence Rate of 2 Herniotomy Techniques in Children Older Than 2 Years

King Edward Medical University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Hernia, Inguinal

Treatments: Procedure: Herniotomy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03392636

212/RC/KEMU

Details and patient eligibility

About

the study is basically aimed at comparing two techniques of herniotomy by comparing there recurrence rates

Full description

in this study, the principal investigator will operate upon patients aged between 2 years and 12 years by two techniques. in technique called mitchell banks technique, inguinal canal will not be opened and in Fergusson gross technique, it will be opened

Enrollment: 260 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 2 to 13 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• All pediatric patients of either gender above age of 2 years and below 14 years of age presenting in pediatric surgery Mayo hospital lahore

Exclusion criteria

• sliding hernia strangulated hernia pts with connective tissue disorders pts with undesccended testis patients with hydrocele hernia with internal ring 2cm or more in size

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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260 participants in 2 patient groups

Group A

Experimental group

Description:

Mitchell Banks Herniotomy

Treatment:

Procedure: Herniotomy

Group B

Experimental group

Description:

Fergusson Gross Herniotomy

Treatment:

Procedure: Herniotomy