Abstract：
:Experience with the use of nylon fishing line for surgical sutures has been reported from several African countries. A recent publication suggested that fishing line and an injection needle may provide an atraumatic suture that is especially suitable for intracutaneous skin closures. This article provides further empirical support for such alternative technology. We describe a randomized, blinded clinical trial conducted in Butare (Rwanda) with 220 cutaneous wounds closed by intracutaneous sutures, with either the homemade suture or a commercial nylon thread (Ethilon). We compared the clinical outcomes as well as the costs of those two materials. There are no significant differences between the two sutures in terms of clinical findings or in the reported ease of use by the surgeons. The cost of a homemade atraumatic suture is US $0.07, which is less than one-thirtieth the cost of the commercial thread. The advantage of the commercial thread is the assurance of quality. We consider whether this quality assurance justifies the large price difference, and if the homemade suture should be recommended to surgeons in countries where the costs of surgical material often remain an obstacle for life-saving operations.
journal_name
World J Surgjournal_title
World journal of surgeryauthors
Freudenberg S,Nyonde M,Mkony C,Bay F,Wilhelm T,Post Sdoi
10.1007/s00268-003-7323-ykeywords:
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Has Abstractpub_date
2004-04-01 00:00:00pages
421-4issue
4eissn
0364-2313issn
1432-2323journal_volume
28pub_type
临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验abstract：:There are three basic roles of laparoscopic surgery for patients with colorectal cancer. First, although infrequently needed prior to therapy, diagnostic or staging laparoscopy may be valuable in certain colorectal cancer patients. Second, the laparoscopic approach may offer several attractive features for the palliat...
journal_title：World journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1007/s002689900294
更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) is being increasingly utilized prior to liver transplantation for portal hypertensive bleeding refractory to sclerotherapy or as initial management of variceal bleeding. The impact of TIPS on subsequent orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) is uncertain. The purpos...
journal_title：World journal of surgery
pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章
doi：10.1007/BF00299089
更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Necrotizing lesions of the soft tissues are grave entities not infrequently seen in daily surgical practice. They may occur with epidemic proportions after natural disasters, representing a serious challenge to the surgeon since they are characteristically associated with high mortality rates unless an early diagnosis...
journal_title：World journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1007/BF01659058
更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Surgical resection remains the therapy of choice for the treatment of potentially curable gastrointestinal tract (GI) malignancies. Many of these tumors are incurable at the time of diagnosis and therapy should be directed towards palliation with the intent of minimizing pain, bleeding, obstruction, and potential morb...
journal_title：World journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1007/BF02067061
更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:The evolution of diagnostic procedures has resulted in an increase in early detection of pathologically T1 (pT1) colorectal cancer (CRC). However, the risk factors affecting long-term outcomes of patients with pT1 CRCs have been unclear. The aim of the present study was to identify risk factors for postopera...
journal_title：World journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1007/s00268-011-1378-y
更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute colonic diverticulitis is a common clinical condition. Severity of the disease is based on clinical, laboratory, and radiological investigations and dictates the need for medical or surgical intervention. Recent clinical trials have improved the understanding of the natural history of the disease resul...
journal_title：World journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1007/s00268-016-3560-8
更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Although multidetector-row computed tomography (MDCT) before biliary drainage is useful for the assessment of the resectability of perihilar cholangiocarcinoma (PHC), the impact of biliary drainage on MDCT images before surgical resection for PHC has been poorly studied, and its possible consequences for R0 ...
journal_title：World journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1007/s00268-018-4654-2
更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The expression CA195 in serum, defined by monoclonal antibody CC3C195 (IgM), was studied in 67 patients with pancreatic cancer and in 138 patients with biliary or pancreatic benign disease. The results were compared with carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) expression. The overall sensitivity of the CA195 assay (> 12 U/ml) ...
journal_title：World journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1007/pl00013182
更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Transient postthyroidectomy hypocalcemia occurs in up to 30% of patients. We evaluated the effect of vitamin D deficiency on postthyroidectomy hypocalcemia. METHODS:Data were collected prospectively between January 2006 and March 2009. A total of 166 consecutive total thyroidectomies were analyzed regarding...
journal_title：World journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1007/s00268-010-0872-y
更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:The Acute Surgical Unit (ASU) is a recent change in management of acute general surgical patients in hospitals worldwide. In contrast to traditional management of acute surgical presentations by a rotating on-call system, ASUs are shown to deliver improved efficiency and patient outcomes. This study investig...
journal_title：World journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1007/s00268-014-2497-z
更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：:This retrospective study in 79 surgically treated patients with a proximal bile duct carcinoma revealed 12 patients with a median age of 59.5 years (range 21-73 years) who survived more than 5 years. These 12 patients were analyzed to identify specific patient characteristics for long-term survival. Fifteen patients d...
journal_title：World journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1007/s002689900571
更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of the study was to compare the changes in health-related quality of life (QOL) after lung surgery between young and old patients. METHODS:We performed a prospective, population-based, cohort study to investigate health-related QOL before and 6 months after lung surgery. We used the validated instru...
journal_title：World journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1007/s00268-010-0430-7
更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Treating large and extensive pilonidal sinus disease is a challenging task. Long-term reports on flaps suitable for coverage of large, wide, local-excision defects are sparse. We prospectively evaluated data with a minimum 1-year follow-up of the use of a single-sided, innervated, superior gluteal artery per...
journal_title：World journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1007/s00268-012-1639-4
更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Previous analysis of this prospective randomized trial and meta-analysis of published randomized trials of adjuvant intraperitoneal chemotherapy demonstrated improved survival in patients with advanced gastric cancer. Simple criteria applicable at the time of surgery for patient selection were sought in this analysis....
journal_title：World journal of surgery
pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi：10.1007/s00268-001-0067-7
更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Surgical resection is the treatment of choice for patients with stage I and stage II non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC--squamous cell, adenocarcinoma, and large-cell carcinoma). Distant recurrence is an important cause of death after complete surgical resection, occurring in 30-60% of patients. Postoperative adjuvant ...
journal_title：World journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1007/BF01659083
更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Unrecognized reduction of blood supply to intestinal organs is associated with significant postoperative morbidity in abdominal surgery. The aim of this study was to determine whether--in the absence of hypovolemia--intestinal hypoperfusion as a result of blood flow redistribution occurs after abdominal surg...
journal_title：World journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1007/s00268-010-0560-y
更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：: ...
journal_title：World journal of surgery
pub_type： 评论,信件
doi：10.1007/s00268-019-04919-x
更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Transcutaneous laryngeal ultrasonography (TLUSG) is a promising alternative to laryngoscopy in vocal cords (VCs) assessment which might be challenging in the beginning. However, it remains unclear when an assessor can provide proficient TLUSG enough to abandon direct laryngoscopy . Eight surgical residents (SRs) witho...
journal_title：World journal of surgery
pub_type： 历史文章,杂志文章
doi：10.1007/s00268-015-3348-2
更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Binding of the lectin Helix pomatia agglutinin (HPA) has been shown to be associated with poor prognosis in many human cancers, but not in thyroid cancer. The aims of the present study were to assess alteration in cellular glycosylation, detected by HPA binding, in thyroid tumors; to determine if such altere...
journal_title：World journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1007/s00268-011-1196-2
更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Some patients are prone to persisting intraabdominal infection regardless of initial eradication of the source of infection. Our aim was to characterize patients who had to undergo relaparotomy for persisting abdominal sepsis using simple clinical parameters and to define those patients who are susceptible to benefit ...
journal_title：World journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1007/s002689910007
更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：INTRODUCTION:Gastroesophageal reflux disease is common in Western societies, although the prevalence of reflux symptoms in the community is not well described. In this study we determined the prevalence of symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux and other "esophageal" symptoms, and the consumption of medication for reflux ...
journal_title：World journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1007/s00268-008-9780-9
更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:In a retrospective study the clinical course of 40 patients with symptomatic persistent or recurrent parathyroid cancer was analyzed in order to assess the value of aggressive surgical intervention. Recurrence was diagnosed after a median period of 33 months (1-228 months). Twenty-two patients had locoregional disease...
journal_title：World journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1007/BF00353773
更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:The psychiatric population has been reported to be accompanied with a higher morbidity and mortality in several situations. However, little is known about the effect of co-morbid psychiatric disorders on surgical risk during major digestive surgery for malignancies. Our purpose in the present study, therefor...
journal_title：World journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1007/s00268-007-9267-0
更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Treacher Collins Syndrome is a rare bilateral congenital deformity occurring in 1 in 10,000 births. It is also known, in the European literature, as Franceschetti Syndrome, and is additionally known as mandibulofacial dysostosis. It is a syndrome with a very wide spectrum of manifestations characterized by distortions...
journal_title：World journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1007/BF01660753
更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：INTRODUCTION:Urogenital dysfunction is a well recognized complication of rectal cancer surgery. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of autonomic nerve preservation (ANP) and lateral node dissection (LND) on male urogenital function after total mesorectal excision for lower rectal cancer. METHODS:We studied,...
journal_title：World journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1007/s00268-005-0050-9
更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：:A review of the literature describing the management of hepatic and splenic injuries indicates that as many as 67% of exploratory celiotomies for blunt trauma are reported as nontherapeutic. Avoiding unnecessary surgery through nonoperative management offers an attractive alternative. Nonetheless, nonoperative managem...
journal_title：World journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1007/s00268-001-0138-9
更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Subfascial elimination of incompetent perforating veins is the most effective therapeutic principle in the treatment of trophic skin disorders associated with varicosis. A recently developed endoscopic technique allows accurate sectioning of perforating veins with direct observation of the veins and minor trauma. From...
journal_title：World journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1007/BF02067007
更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The prognosis of patients who undergo resection for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma with curative intention is generally poor unless they have early-stage disease. Based on our 25-year experience, the results of 194 patients after a standardized Kausch-Whipple resection for adenocarcinoma of the pancreatic head were ...
journal_title：World journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1007/s00268-002-6659-z
更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Hepatectomy with vascular reconstruction for biliary malignancy remains controversial. This study aimed to clarify the indications for surgery. Patients with advanced hilar bile duct cancer (HBDC) (n = 26) and gallbladder cancer (GBC) involving the hepatoduodenal ligament (n = 13) who underwent hepatectomy were enroll...
journal_title：World journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1007/s00268-003-6801-6
更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Surgical innovation relies on patient safety and quality of life, which require a drastic iatrogenic impact reduction. A parallel development toward less invasive approaches has occurred in the field of surgery, interventional radiology, and endoscopy. Minimally invasive techniques provide unquestionable benefits to p...
journal_title：World journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1007/s00268-014-2879-2
更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00
