Dissolvable device could make closing surgical incisions a cinch

Surgeons are often faced with the challenge of securely closing the abdominal wall without injuring the intestines. If the process goes awry, there can be serious consequences for patients, including bowel perforations or a hernia at the incision site. Often, repairing these complications requires additional surgeries. Now there is an improvement for this problem, outlines a new report.

from Engineering and Construction News – ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/07/170710135308.htm

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