title: Barbed sutures in general and digestive surgery. Review.
abstract: The appearance of new barbed sutures is an advance in making knots and anastomosis, mainly in laparoscopic surgery, where the majority of the surgeons find themselves limited dealing with these sutures. Through this review we aim to evaluate both the use and the safety of the sutures in General and Laparoscopic Surgery. Barbed sutures seem to ease the procedures improving key aspects such as reproducibility and operative time.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cirugía General y Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Torrecárdenas, Almería, España. Electronic address: Manuferrer78@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ferrer-Márquez
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cirugía General y Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Torrecárdenas, Almería, España.
authors.forename: Ricardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Belda-Lozano
mesh_terms: D013505:Digestive System Surgical Procedures; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013537:Sutures
keywords: Anastomosis; Barbed suture; Laparoscopia; Laparoscopy; Sutura barbada