Urology

New research on urology from University of Aachen summarized

Published in Telemedicine Law Weekly, April 26th, 2008

According to recent research from Aachen, Germany, "In 2002, the first completely laparoscopic cystectomy and orthotopic ileal neobladder procedure was reported to take more than 10 hours, with the most time-consuming portion being suturing. Therefore, to improve the quality and reduce the time to place running sutures, we developed a new sewing device for laparoscopic use."

"We compared running sutures made by hand with those made by machine in the ilea of six pigs. The tightness of the closures was examined and the suturing time recorded. Two animals each were sacrificed after 3, 6, and 9 days, and then the explanted ilea were examined at both the macroscopic and...

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Source: Telemedicine Law Weekly (2008-04-26)

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