Unidirectional barbed sutures vs. interrupted intracorporeal knots in thoracoscopic repair of congenital diaphragmatic hernia in pediatrics

• Main Authors: Mohamed Ali Shehata (Author), Mohamed Ahmed Negm (Author), Mohamed Mahmoud Shalaby (Author), Mohamed Awad Mansour (Author), Ahmed Abdelmhaimen Elhaddad (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundIntracorporeal suturing knots continue to be one of the most challenging and time-consuming steps in the thoracoscopic repair of congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH). Barbed unidirectional knotless sutures are designed to shorten surgical procedures by eliminating the need to tie knots. T...