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ArticleGynecology and minimally invasive therapy

A Suturing Method without Exposure of Barbs on the Wound Surface Using a Unidirectional Barbed Monofilament Absorbable Suture (STRATAFIX™) in Laparoscopic Myomectomy: A Feasibility Study.

Yoshiaki Ota, Kuniaki Ota, Toshifumi Takahashi, Soichiro Suzuki, Rikiya Sano, Mitsuru Shiota

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Article in Gynecology and minimally invasive therapy. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yoshiaki OtaDepartment of Gynecological Oncology, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Japan.
Kuniaki OtaFukushima Medical Center for Children and Women, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Japan.
Toshifumi TakahashiFukushima Medical Center for Children and Women, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Japan.
Soichiro SuzukiDepartment of Gynecological Oncology, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Japan.
Rikiya SanoDepartment of Gynecological Oncology, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Japan.
Mitsuru ShiotaDepartment of Gynecological Oncology, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Japan.
Kawasaki Medical School · JPFukushima Medical University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesWe examined whether a new suturing method that used a single-thread unidirectional barbed suture without exposing the barbs on the wound surface was acceptable compared with the conventional suture method during laparoscopic myomectomy (LM). MATERIALS AND

methodsThis was a retrospective study. The subjects were 26 women who underwent LM for symptomatic uterine fibroids. The operative time, amount of blood loss, and number of threads used were compared between a group in which suturing was performed with a conventional synthetic absorbable suture (conventional suture group,

resultsOperative time in the barbed suture group was significantly shorter than that in the conventional suture group, while blood loss during LM in the barbed suture group was significantly lower than that in the conventional suture group. The number of threads used in the conventional suture group was significantly larger than that in the barbed suture group. No complications were observed in both the groups during LM.

conclusionThis new technique using a barbed suture is safe and feasible for LM.

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Laparoscopyleiomyomaminimally invasive surgical proceduresmyomectomysuture techniques

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PMID34040969
PMCPMC8140539
OpenAlexW3162755348

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