b) We found 23 (46.93%) episodes of peritonitis in conventional group and 6 (12.5%) episodes after modified percutaneous insertion (p value<0.05). Twenty episodes (41.67%) of catheter migration were observed in modified method and 3 episodes (6.122%) in conventional method (p value<0.05) but with significantly better CAPD duration (21.43+11.69 v/s 15.89+9.01) and significantly lesser incidences...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study is to identify surgical outcomes in third molar surgery when no sutures are used for primary closure. PATIENTS AND METHODS A total of 1,280 third molars were removed from 366 patients in an outpatient setting using intravenous sedation and local anesthesia. A small V-shaped flap was raised in all cases and no sutures were placed over a 2-year period (2001 to ...

PURPOSE To compare clinical parameters and the tear levels of inflammatory cytokines between pterygium surgery using sutures or fibrin glue. METHODS Fifty-six patients with primary pterygium were divided into the suture group and the glue group, in which the autograft was secured with 10-0 Vicryl sutures and fibrin glue, respectively. A questionnaire, slit-lamp examination, Schirmer test, and...

This study was carried out in order to compare the oral mucosal reactions to silk and poly vinylidene fluoride (PVDF) suture materials in albino rabbit. Twenty-one mature male albino rabbits were selected and under general and local anesthesia suture materials were placed randomly at right and left side of vestibular area of maxillary jaw. The animals were divided into three equal groups based ...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES To describe our technique of suture-assisted ureteral retraction during Laparoendoscopic Single-Site (LESS) radical nephrectomy. MATERIALS AND METHODS A healthy, 39-year-old woman with an incidental 5-cm enhancing left renal mass elected to undergo radical nephrectomy. A 2-cm skin incision was made in the left upper quadrant of the abdomen, and a Covidien SILS port w...

The repair of injured or transected nerves is frequently encountered in head and neck surgery. Recently, CO2 lasers with milliwatt capability and micrometer spot sizes have been developed that may be used in nerve anastomosis. A comparative study was performed between microsuture and CO2 laser repair of transected sciatic nerves in rats. Nerve regeneration was measured in terms of morphology, e...

BACKGROUND Approximately 70% of women will experience perineal trauma following vaginal delivery and will require stitches. This may result in pain, suture removal and superficial dyspareunia. OBJECTIVES To assess the effects of different suture materials on short- and long-term morbidity following perineal repair. SEARCH STRATEGY We searched the Cochrane Pregnancy and Childbirth Group's Tr...

BACKGROUND All of previous biomechanical studies on meniscal repair have examined the meniscus itself without synovial membrane and capsule, although in the clinical setting, the meniscal repair is generally performed including capsule. Therefore, biomechanical properties of transcapsular meniscal repair are unclear. Thus, this study aimed to clarify the biomechanical properties of transcapsula...

BACKGROUND Annuloplasty ring dehiscence is a well described mode of mitral valve repair failure. Defining the mechanisms underlying dehiscence may facilitate its prevention. METHODS Factors that govern suture dehiscence were examined with an ovine model. After undersized ring annuloplasty in live animals (n = 5), cyclic force (FC) that acts on sutures during cardiac contraction was measured w...