Absorbable versus nonabsorbable sutures for subcuticular skin closure of a transverse suprapubic incision

A transverse suprapubic (Pfannenstiel) incision is widely used during open gynecologic surgery and cesarean delivery, and is associated with a better cosmetic result 1. It was reported that 73.9% of obstetricians in the United Kingdom closed with a subcuticular suture after cesarean delivery 2. Alde...

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Main Authors: Tan, P.C., Mubarak, S., Omar, S.Z.
Format: Article
Published: 2008
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Online Access:http://eprints.um.edu.my/10862/
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0020729208002555
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