The company added the OverStitch Sx endoscopic
suturing systems enable advanced endoscopic surgery by allowing physicians to place full-thickness sutures from a single-channel flexible endoscope.
"With the patient's health at the forefront of our thinking, we aimed to introduce a
suturing device that will help reduce the margin of error in minimally-invasive surgery," said Dr.
* Group A: Continuous
suturing: Continuous suture technique with continuous locking sutures in the vagina, perineum muscles and subcutaneous sutures for skin.
The art of
suturing wounds had been described in the Egyptian scrolls as early as 3500BC.
Hemostatic
suturing technique for uterine bleeding during cesarean delivery.
The first case of successful pregnancy after hypogastric artery ligation and B-Lynch
suturing technique was reported by Api et al in 20054.
Cystotomy is a surgical incision in to the urinary bladder which may be required for the removal of calculi, diagnosis and resection of tumors, refractory urinary tract infections, repair of ectopic ureters, for urinary diversions and ruptured urinary bladder (Brown, 2011).Varieties of
suturing patterns are used for the closure of cystotomy wound.
Because bidirectional barbed suture is knotless, it can securely re-approximate tissues in less time than traditional
suturing and at less expense
For example, while
suturing requires 5 to 10 minutes to complete, even by expert hands, the placement of fibrin glue takes less than 60 seconds (including the compression time).
Suturing minor nonbleeding postpartum lacerations ([is less than] 2 cm long and [is less than] 2 cm deep) does not improve healing rates or decrease perineal discomfort.
Blunt suture needles may be particularly useful in preventing PIs during
suturing in a poorly visualized anatomic space--a situation associated with increased risks for PI for surgeons and with transmission of hepatitis B virus from surgeons to patients (7).