title: Use of a bidirectional barbed suture in robot-assisted sacrocolpopexy.
abstract: Abdominal sacrocolpopexy is an effective and durable surgical procedure that is conventionally reserved for management of vaginal vault prolapse. With the availability of robotic technology in recent years, sacrocolpopexy has become more commonly performed in a minimally invasive fashion. Peritoneal closure can be a tedious and time-consuming step in robot-assisted sacrocolpopexy. We describe a novel technique utilizing a bidirectional barbed suture to re-approximate the peritoneum in robot-assisted sacrocolpopexy, making the procedure more time-efficient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sisters of Charity Hospital, 2157 Main Street, Buffalo, NY, 14214, USA. aghomi@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ghomi
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology-Obstetrics, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, 219 Bryant Street, Buffalo, NY, 14222, USA.
authors.forename: Reza
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Askari
keywords: Barbed suture; Prolapse; Robotic surgery; Sacrocolpopexy