Prone-position CT for Diagnosing Inguinal Hernia

Diagnosis of Inguinal Hernia by Prone- vs. Supine-position Computed Tomography

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02939443

Enrollment

Registered

2016-10-20

Start date

2014-04-30

Completion date

2016-09-30

Last updated

2016-10-20

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Conditions

Hernia, Inguinal

Brief summary

Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy of prone-position computed tomography (CT) for detecting and classifying inguinal hernia relative to supine-position CT before laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair. Materials and Methods: Sixty-eight patients who underwent laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal repair of inguinal hernia were enrolled in this prospective study. Patients diagnosed with inguinal hernia by physical examination underwent abdominal CT in the supine and prone positions for preoperative assessment. The anatomy of the right and left inguinal regions was confirmed during the surgery and compared with the preoperative CT findings.

Interventions

RADIATIONsupine- and prone-position Computed Tomography

Study design

Allocation

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

20 Years to 89 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* inguinal hernia

Exclusion criteria

* emergency surgery for incarcerated hernia * femoral hernia * recurrent inguinal hernia after laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The detection rate of inguinal hernia	two years

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026