Use of barbed sutures in robotic bariatric bypass surgery: a single-center case series

Use of barbed sutures in robotic bariatric bypass surgery: a single-center case series

Abstract Background Surgical robots are increasingly being used in bariatric surgery. While several studies describe the safety of using barbed sutures in laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery, no reports are available for robotic bariatric procedures. The aim of our article is to determine whether ba...

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Main Authors: Jan Henrik Beckmann, Jan-Niclas Kersebaum, Witigo von Schönfels, Thomas Becker, Clemens Schafmayer, Jan Hendrik Egberts
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:BMC Surgery
Subjects:
Gastric bypass
Obesity
Robotic surgery
Roux-en-Y
Self-fixing barbed sutures
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12893-019-0563-z

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