title: A nonoperative approach to subcutaneous removal of stubborn sutures from wound granulomas.
abstract: A simple device for grasping, cutting, and extracting sutures from subcutaneous granulomas has been used in more than fifty patients. It is especially useful in removing sutures embedded deeply beneath the skin level in obese patients.
mesh_terms: D006099:Granuloma; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection; D013537:Sutures