The benefits of a curved suture needle in laparascopic partial fundoplications in infants

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 474-475

  MacKenzie, R K ^a   Mahomed, A A ^b  

^a ROYAL ABERDEEN CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Royal Alexandra Children's Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fundoplication; Intracorporeal suture; Laparoscopy

Indexed keywords

SUTURE MATERIAL;

ABDOMINAL WALL; ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; NEEDLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; WATSON TECHNIQUE;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FUNDOPLICATION; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; INFANT; LAPAROSCOPY; NEEDLES; SUTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 4143132041     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (1)

1. Watson A, Jenkinson LR, Ball CS, Barlow AP, Norris TL (1991) A more physiological alternative to total fundoplication for surgical correction of resistant gastro-oesophageal reflux. Br J Surg 78:1088-1094