ArticleJapanese journal of clinical oncology2016
Laparoscopic gastrointestinal anastomoses using knotless barbed absorbable sutures are safe and reproducible: a single-center experience with 242 patients.
Article in Japanese journal of clinical oncology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05895968 (A Controlled Clinical Study on the Safety and Effectiveness of Barb Suture in Obese Patients Undergoing Posterior Cervical Surgery), which is not on this map. Cited by 12 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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A Controlled Clinical Study on the Safety and Effectiveness of Barb Suture in Obese Patients Undergoing Posterior Cervical Surgery
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 32 citations in OpenAlex.
- Barbed versus conventional thread used in laparoscopic gastric bypass: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2021Pooled it
- Revisiting Laparoscopic Reconstruction for Billroth 1 Versus Billroth 2 Versus Roux-en-Y After Distal Gastrectomy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis in the Modern Era.World journal of surgery · 2019Pooled it
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- Advantages of Laparoscopic Surgery for Gastric Cancer in Elderly Patients Aged Over 80 Years: A Propensity Score Matching Analysis.World journal of surgery · 2021Article
- Laparoscopic subtotal cholecystectomy for difficult cases of acute cholecystitis: a simple technique using barbed sutures.Surgical case reports · 2020Article
- Non-flap hand-sewn esophagogastrostomy as a simple anti-reflux procedure in laparoscopic proximal gastrectomy for gastric cancer.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2020Article
- Left Dorsal Wall Anastomosis Compared with Parallel-Line Anastomosis for Intracorporeal Overlap Esophagojejunostomy during Laparoscopic Total Gastrectomy.Journal of minimally invasive surgery · 2020Article
- The crossover technique for intracorporeal esophagojejunostomy following laparoscopic total gastrectomy: a simple and safe technique using a linear stapler and two barbed sutures.Surgical endoscopy · 2019Article
- Barbed Suture and Gastrointestinal Surgery. A Retrospective Analysis.Open medicine (Warsaw, Poland) · 2019Article
- Laparoscopic proximal gastrectomy with hinged double flap method using knotless barbed absorbable sutures: A case series.International journal of surgery case reports · 2018Article
- Laparoscopic distal gastrectomy with D2 lymphadenectomy followed by intracorporeal gastroduodenostomy for advanced gastric cancer: technical guide and tips.Translational gastroenterology and hepatology · 2017Review
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Abstract
objectiveIntracorporeal reconstruction of the digestive tract is technically challenging. The V-Loc 180 wound closure device (Covidien) is a self-anchoring unidirectional barbed suture that obviates the need for knot tying. The aim of this prospective cohort study was to investigate the use of the novel suture in gastrointestinal enterotomy closure.
methodsThe subjects comprised patients with malignant disease who were scheduled to undergo laparoscopic gastrectomy with curative intent. The barbed suture was used to close the entry hole for the linear stapler during intracorporeal reconstruction following laparoscopic gastric resection. The primary endpoint was the proportion of patients who developed anastomotic leakage at the site where the barbed suture was applied.
resultsBetween July 2012 and March 2015, 242 patients were enrolled. Of 362 anastomoses, the enterotomy hole at 256 sites was closed using the barbed suture. These 256 sites consisted of 95 gastroduodenostomies, 25 gastrogastrostomies, 13 gastrojejunostomies, 90 jejunojejunostomies, 17 esophagojejunostomies and 16 primary closures of the stomach following local gastric resection. There were no anastomosis-related complications, conversion to usual sutures, mechanical closure of the entry hole and reoperation due to adhesive obstructions or mortality over a median follow-up period of 17.8 months.
conclusionsThe use of the unidirectional barbed absorbable suture for gastrointestinal closure is safe and effective in laparoscopic gastrectomy.
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