Background: Caesarean Section is one of the commonest abdominal surgeries performed worldwide. The reported incidence surgical site infection in this procedure ranges between 1 and 21%. Four items have been found to an impact on problem: skin disinfection, antibiotic prophylaxis, placental manual extraction closure technique. Concerning last item, a new closing system, Dermabond™ Prineo™, has b...

324 May 2014, Vol. 104, No. 5 Rapid, minimally invasive adult voluntary male circumcision with the Unicirc, a novel disposable device To the Editor: I congratulate Millard et al.[1] on their publication. My co-workers and I have studied the PrePex male circumcision device in three clinical trials,[2-4] and I would like to share our opinions. The Unicirc is intended to be used exclusively with g...

Objective: To compare the tensile strength of fibrin glue, 2-octyl cyanoacrylate, and liquid ocular bandage to conventional nylon 10-0 sutures in sealing central linear corneal lacerations. Methods: An experimental in-vitro study was performed on 74 porcine eyes. A 27-gauge needle connected to an infusion system with balanced salt solution was inserted into the anterior chamber and the bottle h...

BACKGROUND Skin adhesives provide an alternative to sutures for skin closure. The use of octyl-2-cyanoacrylate in blepharoplasty has been reported by some authors, but difficulties in applying the product and the real benefits of its use are still controversial. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study is to show a simple technique for closing the upper incision in blepharoplasty with octyl-2-cyan...

Objective- This study was performed to evaluate and compare grossly and pathologically two surgical techniques of amniotic membrane patching on experimental corneal alkali burn in dogs.   Design- Experimental study.   Animals- Fifteen healthy dogs   Procedures- The central corneas of the dogs were inflicted by applying a round filter paper, 6.0 mm in diameter, soaked in 1 N NaOH for 60 sec. ...

BACKGROUND Recent studies suggest that the use of octyl cyanoacrylate tissue adhesive for closure of both traumatic lacerations and incisional surgical wounds results in a cosmetic outcome comparable to that achieved with conventional sutures. To date, no studies have looked at the use of tissue adhesive for higher-tension wounds, such as those created during cutaneous excisional procedures. ...

ARTICLE INFO _________________________________________________________ ___________________ Vol. 39 (4): 506-512, July August, 2013 doi: 10.1590/S1677-5538.IBJU.2013.04.08 IBJU | OUTCOME OF TRANSOBTURATOR ANTERIOR VAGINAL WALL PROLAPSE REPAIR 507 (4). During traditional colporrhaphy, the laterally placed pubocervical fascia is medially plicated; however, this technique is thought to potentially ...