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  2. Surgical staple - Wikipedia

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    Surgical staples are specialized staples used in surgery in place of sutures to close skin wounds or connect or remove parts of the bowels or lungs. The use of staples over sutures reduces the local inflammatory response, width of the wound, and time it takes to close. [1] A more recent development, from the 1990s, uses clips instead of staples ...

  3. Wound closure strip - Wikipedia

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    Plastic or other non-porous bandages often prevent perspiration and other bodily fluids from drying and are more likely to cause the wound to be macerated, which increases risk of bacterial or fungal infection. Steri-strips result in less scarring when compared to staples or sutures. They present a lesser chance of infection than sutures or ...

  4. Talk:Surgical suture - Wikipedia

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    This is especially true for laparoscopic and robotic surgical procedures which wouldn't exist at all if it weren't for staples. Modern surgical staples may be made of metals or even plastic! they also occasional tend to come apart from their placement and wander around. Philosopher kat 12:13, 19 May 2014 (UTC)

  5. Instruments used in general surgery - Wikipedia

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    There are many different surgical specialties, some of which require very specific kinds of surgical instruments to perform.. General surgery is a specialty focused on the abdominal contents, as well as the thyroid gland, and diseases involving skin, breasts, various soft tissues, trauma, peripheral vascular disease, hernias, and endoscopic procedures.

  6. Surgical suture - Wikipedia

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    A surgical suture, also known as a stitch or stitches, is a medical device used to hold body tissues together and approximate wound edges after an injury or surgery. Application generally involves using a needle with an attached length of thread. There are numerous types of suture which differ by needle shape and size as well as thread material ...

  7. Stapled hemorrhoidopexy - Wikipedia

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    Using a surgical stapler, the procedure removes the excess tissue in the rectum, reducing the anatomical defects that can cause ODS. In a study of 90 patients undergoing the STARR procedure, patients were hospitalized one to three days, experienced minimal postoperative pain after the procedure, and resumed employment or normal activity in 6 to ...

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