An observational study in Recurrence and Chronic Pain, sponsored by Tartu University Hospital. Completed at 1 site in Estonia. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-04-11.
Sponsored by Tartu University Hospital · Observational
The main goal of the research is to evaluate the long-term results of open anterior alloplasty of inguinal hernia, mainly the occurrence of recurrences. The secondary aim of the study is to clarify the incidence of chronic pain and foreign body sensation 10 years after inguinal hernia surgery.
Patients who meet the criteria for inclusion in the study are invited to an appointment, where a questionnaire is filled out, an clinical examination and an ultrasound examination are performed.
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The study group consists of patients who were operated on with a primary inguinal hernia in the department of general surgery and plastic surgery between 2008-2013 at the Tartu University Hospital.
Exclusion Criteria:
Lichtenstein hernioplasty or open inguinal hernia repair with self-gripping mesh
Recurrence
Inguinal hernia recurrence on clinical examination or in ultrasound
Time frame: at 10-year follow-up
Chronic pain
Chronic pain after open inguinal hernia repair. The pain questionnaire includes questions about pain at rest, on coughing, when rising from lying to sitting position and during physical effort and exercise (yes-or-no questions). If the answer to these questions are positive, then the pain is measured on visual analogue scale.
Time frame: at 10-year follow-up
Plan to share: Undecided
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