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RETRACTED ARTICLE: Use of Barbed Sutures in Bariatric Surgery. Review of the Literature

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Abstract

Performing intracorporeal anastomoses and sutures is possibly the technique that requires the greater skill in laparoscopy. The emergence of new barbed sutures seems to facilitate the practice, with bariatric surgery (mainly in mixed and malabsorptive techniques) being one of the specialties that can most benefit from them. This review aims to evaluate barbed sutures’ use and safety in bariatric surgery. Barbed sutures might facilitate the practice by improving some aspects of surgery such as reproducibility and operative time, although further research is needed.

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A S-M was funded by the Spanish Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport (grant number FPU12/00963).

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  1. Department of Bariatric Surgery, Torrecárdenas Hospital, Almería, Spain

    Manuel Ferrer-Márquez & Ricardo Belda-Lozano

  2. Department of General Surgery, Torrecárdenas Hospital, Almería, Spain

    Manuel Ferrer-Márquez & Ricardo Belda-Lozano

  3. Department of Physical Education and Sport, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Granada, Granada, Spain

    Alberto Soriano-Maldonado

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"The article listed below has been retracted as a result of double publication. A similarly worded paper was previously published by Dr. Marquez in February 2016 in the journal Cirugía Española. The Publisher and Editor-in-Chief have reviewed both papers and have determined that the degree of overlap is extensive. "Use of Barbed Sutures in Bariatric Surgery. Review of the Literature." Obesity Surgery, Online First 17 June 2016, pp 1-6. DOI: 10.1007/s11695-016-2263-4"

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Ferrer-Márquez, M., Belda-Lozano, R. & Soriano-Maldonado, A. RETRACTED ARTICLE: Use of Barbed Sutures in Bariatric Surgery. Review of the Literature. OBES SURG 26, 1964–1969 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-016-2263-4

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