Closure of the fascial defect during laparoscopic umbilical hernia repair: a randomized clinical trial.

CONCLUSION: Closure of the fascial defect in laparoscopic umbilical hernia IPOM repair significantly reduced early seroma formation and long-term recurrence without inducing side-effects such as pain, or other early or late PROMs. Registration number: NCT01962480 ( https://www.clinicaltrials.gov). PMID: 31971616 [PubMed - in process]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31971616?dopt=Abstract

Source: The British Journal of Surgery - January 24, 2020 Category: Surgery Authors: Christoffersen MW, Westen M, Rosenberg J, Helgstrand F, Bisgaard T Tags: Br J Surg Source Type: research