Comparison of two different barbed suture materials for end-to-end jejuno-jejunal anastomosis in pigs

Abstract Background Hand-sewn intestinal anastomoses are a fundamental procedure in both open and laparoscopic intestinal surgery. Self-retaining barbed suture devices have been tested for a variety of surgical applications. With the exception of clinical reports and various experimental studies on...

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Main Authors: Gessica Giusto, Selina Iussich, Massimiliano Tursi, Giovanni Perona, Marco Gandini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13028-018-0437-x