Ana Otero (Gastrointestinal Surgery specialist) Jose María Balibrea (Gastrointestinal Surgery specialist) Hospital Clínic, Barcelona – Spain Many surgical procedures are conducted every year. The majority of these procedures result in wounds that heal by primary intention, which means that the wound edges are approximated using sutures, staples, clips or glue. Most wounds heal without complications […]
Borja de Lacy Víctor Turrado-Rodríguez Ainitze Ibarzabal Berta Esteve José M. Balibrea Antonio M. Lacy Obesity is considered nowadays a pandemic and its incidence increases year after year. Multiple treatments have been proposed but current literature data suggest that surgery is the most effective of them. Studies such as STAMPEDE concluded that, at five years, […]
Valeria Jiménez Valerio – PGY-4, Hospital Universitario de Puebla (Mexico) Jose Balibrea – Hospital Vall d’Hebron, Barcelona (Spain) Victor Turrado – Hospital Clinic, Barcelona (Spain) Sutures hold apposing tissues together to facilitate the healing process. Knowledge of the fundamental concepts regarding sutures, such as external configuration, strength, memory and types of materials is crucial to […]
