Advanced search
Publication Cover
Minimally Invasive Therapy & Allied Technologies Volume 17, 2008 - Issue 3: Topic section: Tissue approximation and welding
Submit an article Journal homepage
119
Views
5
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Technical note

The use of superelastic suture clips in laparoscopic gastric banding

Marco Maria Lirici Department of General and Thoracic Surgery, BMM Hospital, Reggio Calabria, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Flora Salerno Department of General and Thoracic Surgery, BMM Hospital, Reggio Calabria, Italy
&
Andrea Califano Department of General and Thoracic Surgery, BMM Hospital, Reggio Calabria, Italy
Pages 176-180 | Published online: 10 Jul 2009
 
Sample our Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing & Allied Health journals, sign in here to start your FREE access for 14 days

Abstract

Nickel‐Titanium suture clips have been developed to enhance suturing in cardiovascular surgery (U‐CLIPTM, Medtronic, Minneapolis, MN, USA). The first applications of superelastic suture clips in bariatric surgery were reported by Barba and Kane in 2004. No other experiences in this field have been reported or published. Our experience with this newly developed suture clip, used for suturing the anterior wrap in laparoscopic gastric banding, started in 2007. The U‐ClipTM technology and the surgical technique are described and discussed in this article.

Log in via your institution

Access through your institution

Log in to Taylor & Francis Online

Restore content access

Restore content access for purchases made as guest
Purchase options * Save for later

PDF download + Online access

  • 48 hours access to article PDF & online version
  • Article PDF can be downloaded
  • Article PDF can be printed
USD 65.00 Add to cart

Issue Purchase

  • 30 days online access to complete issue
  • Article PDFs can be downloaded
  • Article PDFs can be printed
USD 344.00 Add to cart

* Local tax will be added as applicable

Related Research

People also read lists articles that other readers of this article have read.

Recommended articles lists articles that we recommend and is powered by our AI driven recommendation engine.

Cited by lists all citing articles based on Crossref citations.
Articles with the Crossref icon will open in a new tab.