Inguinal Hernia, Testicular Diseases
Conditions
Brief summary
Patients scheduled to undergo laparoscopic preperitoneal or open inguinal hernia repair will be evaluated by means of scrotal/testicular ecocolordoppler ultrasound investigation before and after surgery in order to rule out the potential impact of the surgical procedure on testicular arterial and venous blood flow
Detailed description
Patients scheduled to undergo laparoscopic preperitoneal or open inguinal hernia repair will be evaluated by means of scrotal/testicular ecocolordoppler ultrasound investigation before and after surgery in order to rule out the potential impact of the surgical procedure on testicular arterial and venous blood flow Ecocolordoppler will evaluate: 1. testicular arterial flow (Peak Systolic Velocity Testicular Artery - End-Diastolic Velocity Testicular Artery - Resistive Index testicular Artery) 2. venous impaired outflow using varicocele classifications (DUBIN - scale 1-3; HIRSCH scale 1-5) 3. testicular volume
Interventions
DIAGNOSTIC_TESTEcocolordoppler ultrasound testicular evaluation
Ecocolordoppler ultrasound testicular evaluation
Sponsors
Istituto Auxologico Italiano
Study design
Observational model
CASE_ONLY
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
MALE
Age
18 Years to 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Inguinal hernia with surgical indication for surgical repair
Exclusion criteria
* History of urologic surgery and/or radiotherapy * Recurrence of inguinal hernia
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Changes in arterial and venous testicular vascularization before and after inguinal hernia repair | Preoperatively - 1 and 4 months after surgery | evaluation testicular of arterial and venous blood flow by means of ecocolordoppler ultrasound |
Countries
Italy
Contacts
Primary ContactAndrea Cestari, MD
Outcome results
None listed