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Testicular Vascular Evaluation in Patients Undergoing Inguinal Hernia Repair

Italy40 participantsStarted 2017-02

Plain-language 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

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 75 Years

SexMALE

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Inclusion Criteria: * Inguinal hernia with surgical indication for surgical repair Exclusion Criteria: * History of urologic surgery and/or radiotherapy * Recurrence of inguinal hernia

What they're measuring

Changes in arterial and venous testicular vascularization before and after inguinal hernia repair

Timeframe: Preoperatively - 1 and 4 months after surgery

Trial details

NCT IDNCT03056027

SponsorIstituto Auxologico Italiano

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2017-10-30

Contact for this trial

Andrea Cestari, MD

+393472710132 a.cestari@auxologico.it

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