title: From ants to staples: history and ideas concerning suturing techniques.
authors.affiliation: Hospital CUF Infante Santo, Lisbon, Portugal.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schiappa
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Van Hee
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001000:Ants; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049690:History, Ancient; D049691:History, Medieval; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000295:instrumentation; D013536:Suture Techniques / Q000266:history*; D014945:Wound Healing