Newer techniques in intracorporeal tissue approximation: suturing, tissue adhesives, and microclips.
Great strides have been made in the discovery of alternative tissue approximation techniques for use in laparoscopy. Although none of the techniques have eliminated the need for suturing laparoscopically, their potential in achieving this end is promising. When an ideal approximation technique is discovered that is easy to use, safe, and reliably able to hold tissue together laparoscopically, laparoscopic reconstructive surgery should become less formidable and more appealing to urologists.
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Department of Urology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois, USA.
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D000818:Animals; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D015718:Fibrin Tissue Adhesive / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D020706:Laparoscopes; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation; D008297:Male; D013528:Surgical Staplers; D013536:Suture Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014570:Urologic Diseases / Q000601:surgery*
D015718:Fibrin Tissue Adhesive