The Use of Ligasure (r) for Hydrocelectomy Surgery

Hillel Yaffe Medical Center

Status: Completed

Conditions: Hydrocele

Treatments: Device: Ligasure

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04406077

0117-17-HYMC

Details and patient eligibility

About

Hydrocele is a condition of fluid retention around the testes, which causes swallowing, pain, with interfering with the normal testes function. however, during activity, this can interfere with everyday activity (running, sexual intercourse). The treatment for hydrocele I surgical. The study aim to test the safety and efficacy of the Ligasure (r) device for cutting and coagulating tissues during hydrocelectomy.

Full description

Hydrocele is a condition of fluid retention around the testes, which causes swallowing, pain, with interfering with the normal testes function. however, during activity, this can interfere with everyday activity (running, sexual intercourse). The treatment for hydrocele I surgical. The study aim to test the safety and efficacy of the Ligasure (r) device for cutting and coagulating tissues during hydrocelectomy. during the study, males, 18 - 81 who suffer from hydrocele underwent hydrocelectomy using Ligasure (20 cm) without using sutures.

Enrollment: 61 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 18 to 81 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 18 - 81 males
• Diagnosed with unilateral hydrocele

Exclusion criteria

• Bilateral hydrocele
• infected hydrocele
• hydrocele secondary to tumor

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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61 participants in 1 patient group

Intervention

Experimental group

Description:

Patients suffering from hydrocele, underwent treatment using Ligasure device.

Treatment:

Device: Ligasure