This Article Full Text Full Text (PDF) On-line Video Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Similar articles in PubMed Alert me to new issues of the journal Add to Personal Folders Download to citation manager Author home page(s): Amir-Reza Hosseinpour Samer A.M. Nashef Permission Requests Citing Articles Citing Articles via HighWire Citing Articles via Google Scholar Google Scholar Articles by Hosseinpour, A.-R. Articles by Nashef, S. A.M. Search for Related Content PubMed PubMed Citation Articles by Hosseinpour, A.-R. Articles by Nashef, S. A.M. Related Collections Education

Techniques of needle stance exchange in situ

Papworth Hospital, Cambridge CB3 8RE, UK

*Corresponding author. Tel.: +44 1480 364299; fax: +44 1480 364744.

E-mail address: sam.nashef{at}papworth.nhs.uk (S.A. Nashef).

It is possible to alter the stance of a suture needle in situ (without withdrawal from the operative field). We describe five techniques by which this can be achieved.

Key Words: Surgical technique; Anastomosis

This article has been cited by other articles:

				S. Al-Ruzzeh, S. Karthik, and D. O'Regan Objective surgical skill assessment: the diagonal operating matrix Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, April 1, 2007; 6(2): 188 - 191. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]