An interventional study of Laparoscopic Transabdominal Preperitoneal Technique in Laparoscopic, Transabdominal Preperitoneal and Repair, sponsored by Port Said University hospital. Completed at 1 site in Egypt. Open to participants aged 20 Years to 65 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-11-09.
Sponsored by Port Said University hospital · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
This study aimed to evaluate feasibility and safety of laparoscopic repair of recurrent inguinal hernia transabdominal preperitoneal technique as regard operative time, hospital stay, postoperative complications and recurrence rate.
Among hernias, inguinal hernias are the most prevalent; one-third of males will have this condition. Weak abdominal transverse tissue at the myopectineal aperture is the root cause of all three types of hernias: direct inguinal, oblique, and femoral.
All three types of hernias-inguinal, straight, and femoral-can be treated simultaneously with a single-side repair of the myopectineal aperture. Adults undergoing laparoscopic surgery for an abdominal hernia may also benefit from this procedure. The preperitoneal retropubic space and the extraperitoneal space are non-natural areas that may be found under the lower front wall of the abdomen. The peritoneum and the shallow transverse tissue both contain them. In order to fix an inguinal hernia using laparoscopy, a firm split is used.
Postoperative discomfort and soreness affect a large percentage of patients. People who were very young or who had severe groin pain before to surgery are more likely to have this. In order to rule out a recurrence of the hernia, a thorough evaluation is necessary in these patients, and an MRI is often performed.
543 studies on the registry are indexed under Hernia, Inguinal; 92 are open to participants now.
This study's enrollment of 31 is below the median of 90 across 395 interventional studies indexed under Hernia, Inguinal.
Browse Hernia, Inguinal studies →Port Said University hospital is the lead sponsor of 6 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.
Compared within Hernia, Inguinal, this study's primary condition as ClinicalTrials.gg classifies it; the registry's first condition term is Recurrence. The counts are of registry records indexed under each term, refreshed daily. How we classify →
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The anaesthetists’ scale of health before surgery: I is healthy, II has a mild illness that is under control, III a severe one, IV a severe illness that is a constant threat to life. V and VI are used for the critically ill and for organ donors.
Weight in kilograms divided by height in metres squared. Example: 70 kg and 1.75 m gives 70 ÷ (1.75 × 1.75) ≈ 22.9.
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ASA physical status
The anaesthetists’ scale of health before surgery: I is healthy, II has a mild illness that is under control, III a severe one, IV a severe illness that is a constant threat to life. V and VI are used for the critically ill and for organ donors.
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BMI (body mass index)
Weight in kilograms divided by height in metres squared. Example: 70 kg and 1.75 m gives 70 ÷ (1.75 × 1.75) ≈ 22.9.
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Patients with unilateral or bilateral recurrent inguinal hernia.
Procedure: Laparoscopic Transabdominal Preperitoneal Technique
Patients underwent laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal technique for recurrent inguinal hernia.
Incidence of postoperative complications
Incidence of postoperative complications such as seroma, mesh rejection, urinary retention, subcutaneous emphysema, groin pain, wound infection, and recurrence were recorded.
Time frame: 12 months post-procedure
Degree of patient's satisfaction
Cosmetic outcome was analyzed using the patient's satisfaction score, which was assessed by the verbal rating scale: 0 = not at all, 1 = poorly satisfied, 2 = average satisfaction, and 3 = good satisfaction.
Time frame: 12 months post-procedure
Plan to share: Yes — The data will be available upon a reasonable request from the corresponding author after the end of study for one year.
Supporting information: Study protocol
Time frame: After the end of study for one year.
Access criteria: The data will be available upon a reasonable request from the corresponding author.
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Ran from Dec 2024 to primary completion in Nov 2025, 11 months.
Of 177 non-industry interventional studies with no phase under Hernia, Inguinal, half reached primary completion within 19 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 9 and three quarters within 35. This study's 11 months is below that.
Counting every sponsor, half of 186 studies reached it within 19 months; a quarter within 9 and three quarters within 36.
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