Safety and efficacy of barbed suture for gastrointestinal suture: A prospective and randomized study on obese patients undergoing gastric bypass

Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 756-759

  Milone, Marco ^a   Di Minno, Matteo Nicola Dario ^a   Galloro, Giuseppe ^a   Maietta, Paola ^a   Bianco, Paolo ^a   Milone, Francesco ^a   Musella, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ARTICLE; BARBED SUTURE; BLEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GASTROJEJUNOSTOMY; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POLYGLACTIN SUTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAFETY; STENOSIS; STOMACH BYPASS; SUTURE; SUTURING METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; GASTRIC BYPASS; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; OBESITY, MORBID; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84883716503     PISSN: 10926429     EISSN: 15579034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/lap.2013.0030     Document Type: Article

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