# Telescopic Dissection vs. Balloon Dissection During Laparoscopic TEP Inguinal Hernia Repair

> **NCT03276871** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **The Cleveland Clinic** · enrollment: 40 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Inguinal Hernia

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** Telescopic Dissection
- **DEVICE:** Balloon Dissection

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT03276871
- **Lead sponsor:** The Cleveland Clinic
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2017-08-28
- **Primary completion:** 2019-07-06
- **Final completion:** 2019-07-06
- **Target enrollment:** 40 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2020-07-22


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03276871

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT03276871, "Telescopic Dissection vs. Balloon Dissection During Laparoscopic TEP Inguinal Hernia Repair". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-29 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT03276871. Licensed CC0.

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