# Prevention of Umbilical Port-site Hernia After Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Using a Prosthetic Mesh Versus Simple Suture

> **NCT01802229** · PHASE3 · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Hospital General Universitario Elche** · enrollment: 106 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Port-site Hernia

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** Prophylactic mesh placement
- **PROCEDURE:** Fascial suture

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT01802229
- **Lead sponsor:** Hospital General Universitario Elche
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** PHASE3
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2011-01
- **Primary completion:** 2012-12
- **Final completion:** 2012-12
- **Target enrollment:** 106 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2013-03-01


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01802229

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT01802229, "Prevention of Umbilical Port-site Hernia After Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Using a Prosthetic Mesh Versus Simple Suture". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-02 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT01802229. Licensed CC0.

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