Prospective evaluation of unidirectional barbed suture for various indications in surgeon-controlled robotic reconstructive urologic surgery: Wake Forest University experience

International Urology and Nephrology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 775-785

  Shah, Hemendra N ^a   Nayyar, Rishi ^a   Rajamahanty, Shrinivas ^a   Hemal, Ashok K ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Barbed suture; Cystectomy; Partial nephrectomy; Prostatectomy; Pyeloplasty; Robotic surgery; Ureter

Indexed keywords

ABSORBABLE SUTURE; BARBED SUTURE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CYSTECTOMY; CYSTOVAGINAL FISTULA; FOLLOW UP; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEPHROURETERECTOMY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROSTATECTOMY; PYELOPLASTY; REIMPLANTATION; ROBOTICS; SACROCOLPOPEXY; SAFETY; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UROLOGIC SURGERY;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROBOTICS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SUTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 84864282948     PISSN: 03011623     EISSN: 15732584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11255-011-0075-y     Document Type: Article

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