Purpose: To compare recurrence rate, complications, and biomicroscopical findings after conjunctival autograft pterygium surgery with the use of a fibrin glue (Tissucol Duo®, Baxter AG, Vienna, Austria) or suture (7-0 silk). Methods: Patients with nasal pterygium were included in two groups of conjunctival autograft surgery. In 9 of them the graft was sutured to the surrounding conjunctiva and ...

OBJECTIVE Embolization of cerebral arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) is commonly performed prior to surgical resection in order to reduce intraoperative bleeding and improve the safety of resection. Although most modern embolization procedures utilize permanent embolic agents, silk suture and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) particles may offer unique advantages for preoperative devascularization. The ...

BACKGROUND Square knots are the gold standard in hand-tie wound closure, but are difficult to reproduce in deep cavities, inadvertently resulting in slipknots. The reversing half-hitch alternating post (RHAP) knot has been suggested as an alternative owing to its nonslip nature and reproducibility in limited spaces. We explored whether the RHAP knot is noninferior to the square knot by assessin...

purpose: to evaluate the success rate of strabismus surgery with both adjustable and non-adjustable suture technique, moreover,also compared the success rate of these methods regardless of cause, type and amount of deviation is aand history of previous surgery. methods: in this study 296 patients were included (fromduring 2003 to 2011). patients divided in two groups; strabismus surgery with ad...

Aim: The aim of this study was to compare the mechanical properties sutures used in dentistry according different materials vitro. 
 Material and Methods: Eight 3-0 absorbable non-absorbable suture with gauge (Polytetraflouroethylene, polypropylene, polyester, polyglactin 910, polyglycolic acid, poliglecaprone 25, polydioxanone, silk) were compared terms strength. All tied a simple techniq...

Six pigs were used to evaluate the influence of three separate modalities on contaminated wounds. Full-thickness skin wounds on the abdomen were contaminated with 10(4) or 10(5) Staphylococcus aureus and then closed with one of three methods. The three closure modalities included (1) a new absorbable staple (Insorb) placed in the subcuticular tissue, (2) a braided Vicryl suture, and (3) percuta...

S. Rahman, M.A. Khair, F. Khanam, S. Haque , M.M. Hoque , Islam Ryhan, Khan SI. Abstract Introduction: In gastric cancer surgery, gastrojejunostomy is one of the most important procedures. Anastomosis between different parts of the stomach and the intestine is a basic technical component in all gastrointestinal procedure. Backgrounds and aims: This study evaluated complications of gastrojejunos...

The purpose of the present study was to emphasize the technique of micro-marsupialization as an alternative for the treatment of mucus retention phenomena. Out of 41 patients, 14 were selected for treatment by the micro-marsupialization technique on the basis of clinical criteria. Patient age ranged from 5-9 years. The technique was performed as follows: the area was disinfected with 0.1% iodin...

This study has been done to investigate the effect of mouth rinses of chlorhexidine on the development of dental plaque in man. Twenty patients participated in this study (from nineteen years old to twenty-six years old. Ten male and ten female). On the lingual surfaces of mandibular anterior teeth , triacetylcellulose film was tight with 4-0 silk suture. On the experimental group, L-S solution...