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- Title
Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass with the Absorbable Bidirectional Monofilament Barbed Suture Stratafix®: the Hand-Sewn Technique.
- Authors
Kassir, Radwan; Blanc, Pierre; Breton, Christophe; Tiffet, Olivier; Iannelli, Antonio; Amor, Imed; Debs, Tarek; Lointier, Patrice; Gugenheim, Jean
- Abstract
The article present a study on the use of surgical technique to perform gastrojejunal anastomosis (GJA) in the laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGBP). Topics discussed include use of the Stratafi absorbable bidirectional monofilament barbed suture during operation, placing of the nasogastric tube the completion of the anastomosis, and no change in the anastomotic sewing technique with the use of Stratafi.
- Subjects
GASTRIC bypass; SURGICAL anastomosis; OPERATIVE surgery; SUTURES; LAPAROSCOPIC surgery
- Publication
Obesity Surgery, 2015, Vol 25, Issue 2, p325
- ISSN
0960-8923
- Publication type
Letter
- DOI
10.1007/s11695-014-1437-1