Hugin Reistrup has a Ph.D. about hernia in teenagers
On Thursday 26 June, Hugin Reistrup defended his PhD thesis on hernia surgery in teenagers.
Hugin Reistrup is a doctor at the Department of Stomach, Intestinal and Liver Diseases at Herlev Hospital and has worked there on a project on the treatment of hernia in teenagers. He has been enrolled at the University of Copenhagen for his PhD studies.
The thesis is called: “Management of groin hernia in adolescents”.
The work was in several parts and is published in four scientific articles.
Jacob Rosenberg, clinical professor and chief physician at Herlev Hospital, has been the chief supervisor, and Siv Fonnes, physician at Herlev Hospital, has been the assistant supervisor.
The evaluation committee included:
Frederik Helgstrand, clinical lecturer at the Institute for Clinical Medicine at the University of Copenhagen, chairMichael Festersen Nielsen, clinical professor and research leader at the Institute for Regional Health Research at the University of Southern DenmarkHanna de la Croix, chief physician at Sahlgrenska University Hospital.
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Enskur samandrátturThis research project consisted of four published studies, aiming to guide surgical decision-making in this low-volume but important group of young patients with groin hernias.
The first study, a systematic review with meta-analysis, found low rates of recurrence and chronic pain across hernia repair methods, but also highlighted the sparse evidence available in the literature.
The second study, a qualitative interview study, identified a lack of consensus and uniformity among Danish surgeons regarding management strategies, emphasizing the need for further evidence and guidelines on adolescents.
The third study, a nationwide register-based cohort study, showed low cumulative rates of reoperation for recurrence across all hernia repair methods. The findings suggest that non-mesh, sutured repair may be sufficient in many adolescent cases.
The fourth study, a nationwide survey, showed that chronic pain and sexual dysfunction were common long-term harms, with no difference between hernia repair methods. These results highlight the need to improve outcomes—potentially by centralizing procedures to high-volume or expert centers.
