Barbed Sutures in General and Digestive Surgery. Review

Publication date: Available online 21 January 2016 Source:Cirugía Española (English Edition) Author(s): Manuel Ferrer-Márquez, Ricardo Belda-Lozano The appearance of new barbed sutures is an advance in making knots and anastomosis, mainly in laparoscopic surgery, where the majority of the surgeons find themselves limited dealing with these sutures. Through this review we aim to evaluate both the use and the safety of the sutures in General and Laparoscopic Surgery. Barbed sutures seem to ease the procedures improving key aspects such as reproducibility and operative time.

Source: Cirugia Espanola - January 23, 2016 Category: Surgery Source Type: research