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Continuous robotic ultrasound hepatectomy versus intermittent robotic ultrasound hepatectomy for parenchyma-sparing liver surgery

Continuous robotic ultrasound hepatectomy versus intermittent robotic ultrasound hepatectomy for parenchyma-sparing liver surgery - CRUSHER

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00040065
Enrollment
120
Registered
2026-04-22
Start date
2031-05-27
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-04-27

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

C22 D13.4

Interventions

Group 1: Robotic parenchyma-sparing hepatectomy using continuous ultrasound monitoring Group 2: Robotic parenchyma-sparing hepatectomy with intermittent ultrasound monitoring

Sponsors

Universitätsklinik Ulm
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Patients undergoing robotic parenchyma-sparing hepatectomy for benign or malignant lesions who meet the following criteria: o non-anatomical or (sub)segmentectomy o technically feasible wide resection margin >10mm to liver parenchyma according to preoperative imaging and no planned R1-vascular resection - Age equal to or greater than 18 years - Written informed consent - ASA I-III

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: • Patients requiring major hepatectomy, vascular reconstruction and/or extrahepatic resections • Patients during pregnancy and breastfeeding • Impaired mental state or language barrier • Suspected lack of compliance

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Histopathological parenchymal resection margin width

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Operative time, intraoperative blood loss, blood transfusion rate, transection speed, morbidity, quality of life

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactEmrullah Birgin

Universitätsklinik Ulm

emrullah.birgin@uniklinik-ulm.de+497315000

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: May 1, 2026