Efficacy and safety of barbed suture in minimally invasive radical prostatectomy: A systematic review and meta-analysis

As one of the earliest surgeries applying knotless barbed suture, the minimally invasive radical prostatectomy (MIRP) was reported to have various effects on the patients and the surgeons. This study reviewed the available evidence about the efficacy and safety of barbed sutures in MIRP. We searched...

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Main Authors: Yi-Fei Lin, Si-ke Lai, Qin-Yu Liu, Bang-Hua Liao, Jin Huang, Liang Du, Kun-Jie Wang, Hong Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-03-01
Series:Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1607551X16304739