title: Closure of trocar wounds using a suture carrier.
abstract: We developed a hook suture carrier for closure of trocar wounds, making use of the vertical rather than the horizontal space, which is limited in small wounds. The technique is simpler than all the laparoscopically assisted devices currently available, and it has no learning curve. No complications developed in 6 months of use.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Meridia Huron Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio 44112, USA.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Chung
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D004869:Equipment Safety; D006555:Hernia, Ventral / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D020706:Laparoscopes; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects; D011677:Punctures / Q000009:adverse effects; D013536:Suture Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*