title: A new, easy method for putting "U" stitches inside the chest wall.
abstract: In this report, we describe a new, easy method for putting "U" stitches inside the chest wall. The method does not require extension of the skin incision nor subcutaneous dissection and it minimizes chest wall injury. This method may also be applied to other surgical fields where needles can penetrate the wall of the cavity when it is difficult to stitch from the inside of the cavity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan. atsushiw@sapmed.ac.jp
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Toshiaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Hiroki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Satoh
authors.forename: Tohru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mawatari
authors.forename: Hisayoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ohsawa
authors.forename: Noriyuki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Tomio
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Abe
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003964:Diaphragm / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000601:surgery*; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*