OncoMatch/Clinical Trials/NCT04982653

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

Is NCT04982653 recruiting? Yes, currently enrolling (May 2026). This Phase 2 trial studies non-drug interventions for liver and intrahepatic bile duct neoplasm.

Phase 2RecruitingM.D. Anderson Cancer CenterNCT04982653Data as of May 2026

This clinical trial compares two different kinds of surgical closing techniques, short stitch suture or traditional suture, in patients who are having liver tumor surgery. This study may help researchers learn if one technique can lower the chances of developing a hole in the wall of the abdomen (an abdominal hernia) at the incision site better than the other.

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Tumor Agnostic

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US trial sites

M D Anderson Cancer Center · Houston, Texas

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