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The suturoscope. A preliminary report on the first clinical applications
E G da Silva1, A Figueiredo, E T Morgado
1Department of Urology and Transplantation, University Hospital of Coimbra, Portugal.
Surgical Endoscopy
|November 1, 1994
Abstract:
One of the authors has developed a special device--the suturoscope--which allows endoscopic sutures with conventional suture material. After several modifications, in order to improve the prototype, the authors began its clinical application in 1992. Five bladder operations were performed--two antireflux operations, two meatotomies with meatoplasty, and an intramural ureteric ligation. The results indicate that this device is suitable for clinical use.