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Barbed versus conventional suture in laparoscopic myomectomy: A randomized controlled study
Sezin Ateş Tatar1, Burak Karadağ1, Ceyda Karadağ2
1Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Clinic of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Antalya, Turkey.
Objective:
To compare the surgical and clinical results of traditional absorbable polyglactin 910 and barbed sutures in laparoscopic myomectomy.
Materials And Methods:
This single-center randomized study included 75 women who underwent laparoscopic myomectomy. The uterine wall defects were closed with a continuous conventional absorbable polyglactin 910 suture (Vicryl; Ethicon, Somerville, NJ, USA) in 41 women and with a unidirectional barbed suture (V-Loc 180; Covidien, Mansfield, MA, USA) in 34 women.
Results:
The time required to suture the uterine wall defect was lower in the V-Loc group than in the Vicryl group (p=0.007). However, no significant difference was observed in the operative time between the two study groups. The intraoperative blood loss and need for postoperative blood transfusion were significantly lower in the barbed group than in the Vicryl group (p=0.018 and p=0.048, respectively).
Conclusion:
In laparoscopic myomectomy cases, the unidirectional barbed suture is more effective than the conventional absorbable suture. Barbed sutures facilitate the suturing process and reduce the time required to suture the uterine wall defect, blood loss, and the need for postoperative blood transfusion.
