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Spray Diathermy Versus Harmonic Scalpel Technique for Hepatic Parenchymal Transection

NCT02617498 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: EARLY_PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 80

Last updated 2016-03-22

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Summary

Consecutive patients, who were treated for end stage liver cirrhosis by LDLT were included in this a prospective study.Patients enrolled in the study divided into two groups according to the day of surgery. The study population was divided into two groups; group (A) Parenchymal liver transection was performed by harmonic scalpel (HS) and group (B) Parenchymal liver transection was performed by spray diathermy (SD).

Conditions

  • End Stage Liver Disease

Interventions

DEVICE

harmonic scalpel

parenchymal liver transection was performed either by harmonic scalpel after demarcation of line of transection by intraoperative US and doppler.

DEVICE

spray mode diathermy

parenchymal liver transection was performed either by spray mode diathermy after demarcation of line of transection by intraoperative US and doppler.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Mansoura University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ayman El Nakeeb, MD · Mansoura University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
10 Years
Max Age
50 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-04-30
Primary Completion
2015-04-30
Completion
2015-11-30

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