We report a rare case of suture material-related colon perforation. A 60-year-old woman visited clinics because the nonspecific abdominal discomfort for several months. There were no specific medical history except previous laparoscopic myomectomy 15 years ago. Colonoscopy and abdomen-pelvis computed tomography revealed an unknown foreign body penetrating sigmoid wall adjacent to uterus. perfor...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the incidence of consolidation in surgical treatment of fractures of the lateral extremity of the clavicle using the double subcoracoid ligature technique, with nonabsorbable No. 5 thread. METHODS Between May 1993 and June 2013, the Shoulder and Elbow Group of our service surgically treated 116 patients (116 shoulders) with fractures of the lateral extremity of the clavi...

BACKGROUND The objectives of this study were to establish whether the occlusion of the appendicular stump by using nonabsorbable polymeric clips is technically feasible and whether differences exist in the postoperative course of patients to whom polymeric clips are applied compared with patients whose appendicular stump is closed with a surgical stapler. METHODS This was a prospective study ...

The development of modern suture material offers the dermatologic surgeon an important choice in would closure. This review, although prejudiced in some instances by the author's experience, likes, and dislikes, is an attempt to clarify the difference between various absorbable and nonabsorbable sutures. Properties of suture material are discussed in detail. Guidelines for choice in regard to w...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that it has issued an order in the form of a letter to W.L. Gore and Associates, Inc., reclassifying the nonabsorbable expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) surgical suture intended for use in soft tissue approximation and ligation, including cardiovascular surgery, from class III (premarket approval) to class II (special controls). Accord...