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surgical closure

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surgical closure
Those devices or artifices used to close an open surgical field. See Absorbable sutures, Catgut, Nonabsorbable sutures, Silk, Staples, Tape.


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Clinical outcomes and costs of Amplatzer transcatheter closure as compared with surgical closure of ostium secundum atrial septal defects.
The surgical closure limits tissue trauma, has less potential for infection, and offers added comfort to users.
Surgical Closure Surgical closure is recommended when the PFO is more than 25 mm in size, when there is an inadequate rim of tissue around the defect, or in cases of percutaneous device failure.
 
 
 
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