A 10–0 Prolene suture was tied to the distal tip of the microcatheter and withdrawn to pull the suture through the SC. A small amount of Healon GV was injected via a screw-driven syringe for each two ...

For recurrent chordomas after EES, harvesting vascularized nasoseptal flap is difficult. Therefore, we will suture fat pad to dura mater using 6-0 prolene sutures with interrupted suture technique, ...

The left common carotid artery was dissected and cut between double ligatures of prolene sutures (6-0). The duration of anesthesia was <10 min. After the surgical procedure, the wounds were ...

Braun, Germany); and Bordered polyurethane dressing (Tegaderm 1655 or 1616; 3M, St Paul). 4. Integrated dressing-securements: Suture (Prolene; Ethicon, New Jersey, USA); and Integrated dressing ...

For example, in a study comparing suture repair of incisional hernia to mesh repair, it was found that "mesh repair results in a lower recurrence rate and less abdominal pain and does not result ...

I was born missing an ear. What followed was years of well-intentioned violence from a medical system bent on solving the “problem” of my body. In total, I underwent fourteen surgeries to create the ...

As one of the most important medical devices, like wound dressing materials (Huang et al., 2019a), the surgical suture has long been used to reconnect the injured tissues to restore their structure ...

Sutures or stitches questions Stapled wounds are treated the same as sutured wounds Skin glue (Dermabond) questions are also covered ...

Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a severe intestinal disease of multifactorial origin that primarily affects premature infants. Approximately 27% of NEC babies develop short gut (SG) secondary to ...

Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22903, United States ...