# Short Stitch Versus Traditional Suture for the Prevention of Incisional Hernia After Open Hepatectomy

> **NCT04982653** · PHASE2 · RECRUITING · sponsor: **M.D. Anderson Cancer Center** · enrollment: 140 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Liver and Intrahepatic Bile Duct Neoplasm
- Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm in the Liver
- Primary Malignant Liver Neoplasm

## Interventions

- **OTHER:** Quality-of-Life Assessment
- **PROCEDURE:** Surgical Procedure
- **PROCEDURE:** Surgical Procedure

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT04982653
- **Lead sponsor:** M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** PHASE2
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2022-01-04
- **Primary completion:** 2026-04-30
- **Final completion:** 2026-04-30
- **Target enrollment:** 140 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2025-11-10


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04982653

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT04982653, "Short Stitch Versus Traditional Suture for the Prevention of Incisional Hernia After Open Hepatectomy". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-18 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT04982653. Licensed CC0.

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