CT and Clinical Features of Internal Hernia

Clinical Outcomes Clinical Trial

Official title:

CT Images and Clinical Relevance of Internal Hernia

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03703752
• Other study ID #: TJ-10207102
• Status: Completed
• Start date: February 20, 2018
• Est. completion date: June 20, 2018

Study information

• Verified date: October 2018
• Source: Tongji Hospital
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Researchers retrospectively reviewed patients with internal hernia that confirmed by surgical exploration between Feb. 2012 and Feb. 2018. and analysis the Medical records and MDCT images to investigate the clinical and radiological features of internal hernia.

Description:

51 Patients with definite diagnosis of IH during surgical exploration from Feb. 2012 to Feb. 2018 in our hospital were included in this research. Medical records including MDCT images and intra-operative findings were collected retrospectively. The CT features of different subgroups were also evaluated.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 51
• Est. completion date: June 20, 2018
• Est. primary completion date: June 20, 2018
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 70 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• IH confirmed by surgical exploration

Exclusion Criteria:

• diaphragmatic hernia and traumatic IH

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Clinical Outcomes
• CT Images of Internal Hernia
• Hernia
• Hernia, Abdominal

Intervention

Diagnostic Test:
• Multi-detector CT scan
This is a diagnostic radiological test to diagnose the IH and evaluate the clinical condition of IH

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
China	Tongji Hospital	Wuhan	Hubei

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Tongji Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

China, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	CT features	MDCT features of IH were assessed for the following findings: (1) Demonstration of bowels dislocation in IH: dislocated cluster of the intestinal segments; crowding or convergence of mesenteric vessels; (2) Demonstration of obstruction or ischemia: bowel wall thickening or abnormal enhancement; dilated bowels with abnormal free fluid; twisted bowels with swirl sign of vessels. (3) Demonstration of specific signs: hernial orifice and closed-loop of intestine; fat notch sign.	2 weeks