Preventing hernias after liver transplant with a mesh patch
Part of Digestive system clinical trials.
This study tests whether placing a mesh patch during liver transplant surgery can lower the chance of developing a hernia afterward. It’s aimed at adults getting liver transplants, but several infection, anatomy, and health-safety factors affect who can join.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- Be 18 years or older and having a liver transplant
- Agree to take part in the study (give consent)
- No active skin or deep tissue infection at the time of surgery
- No history of mesh infection from a previous hernia repair
- Your surgical connection should be the standard type (biliary-biliary), not a connection that enters the bowel (like hepaticojejunostomy)
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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