Rupture of a polypropylene suture after aortic operation: a scanning electronic microscopical assessment of potential mechanisms

Purpose: We report the longest follow-up to our knowledge of stable scleral fixation of a posterior chamber intraocular lens (PC IOL) with 10-0 polypropylene sutures. Methods: A retrospective review is presented of a case with more than 30 years’ follow-up after performing sutured scleral fixation with 10-0 polypropylene suture using 2 sutures tied together under a scleral flap. One suture was a cow-hitch looped around the haptic, and the other suture was passed through the sclera to create the scleral fixation. Results: The scleral fixation with 10-0 polypropylene suture knots for both haptics of the PC IOL allowed central optic positioning with excellent vision for more than 30 years without suture breakage. Conclusions: Polypropylene sutures for scleral fixation of PC IOLs remained stable for more than 30 years with central positioning of the PC IOL, without exposure of the fixation suture knots through the conjunctiva, and without suture breakage.

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Cardiac dysfunction during abdominal aortic operation: The limitations of pulmonary wedge pressures

Journal of Vascular Surgery ◽

10.1016/0741-5214(86)90042-x ◽

1986 ◽

Vol 3 (5) ◽

pp. 773-781 ◽

Cited By ~ 24

Author(s):

Peter G. Kalman ◽

Marion R. Wellwood ◽

Richard D. Weisel ◽

Patricia K. Morley-Forster ◽

Sallie J. Teasdale ◽

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Keyword(s):

Cardiac Dysfunction ◽

Aortic Operation ◽

Abdominal Aortic

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Penetrating Atherosclerotic Ulcers of the Descending Thoracic Aorta May Be Managed Expectantly

Vascular ◽

10.1258/rsmvasc.12.5.307 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 12 (5) ◽

pp. 307-311

Author(s):

Tarek S. Absi ◽

Thoralf M. Sundt ◽

Cynthia J. Camillo ◽

Richard B. Schuessler ◽

Fernando R. Gutierrez

Keyword(s):

Thoracic Aorta ◽

Intramural Hematoma ◽

Aortic Operation ◽

Descending Thoracic Aorta ◽

Asymptomatic Patients ◽

The Social ◽

Social Security Death Index ◽

History Of ◽

Washington University

The natural history of penetrating atherosclerotic ulcers (PAUs) of the descending thoracic aorta remains unclear. Between January 1996 and June 2000, PAU was diagnosed in 36 patients (16 men, 20 women; mean age 74.9 ± 1.5 years) at Washington University. Imaging studies and hospital records were reviewed. Late follow-up was by search of the Social Security Death Index and telephone interview. None of 16 asymptomatic patients underwent operation. At follow-up (median 457 days), 6 patients had died of unrelated and 2 of unknown causes. Among 20 symptomatic patients, 10 had associated intramural hematoma (5) or dissection (5), of whom 3 underwent operation. At median follow-up (448 days), the 7 unoperated patients remained alive without an aortic operation. Among the remaining 10 symptomatic patients, 3 had an aortic operation and 2 died of unknown causes during follow-up (median 586 days). These data suggest that, in selected cases, PAU may be managed expectantly with careful observation.

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Polypropylene Suture Guided Microdochectomy for Pathologic Nipple Discharge

Balkan Medical Journal ◽

10.4274/balkanmedj.2017.1319 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 35 (4) ◽

pp. 352-353

Author(s):

Emine Özlem Gür ◽

Serkan Karaisli ◽

Akif Serhat Gür ◽

Mehmet Hacıyanlı

Keyword(s):

Nipple Discharge ◽

Polypropylene Suture ◽

Pathologic Nipple Discharge

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A Study to Evaluate the Outcome of Umbilical Hernia Anatomical Repair with both Intermittent and Continuous Polypropylene Suture

New Indian Journal of Surgery ◽

10.21088/nijs.0976.4747.9318.22 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 9 (3) ◽

pp. 362-365

Author(s):

Suresh B.P. ◽

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Madhukar Naidu ◽

Sachin H.G. ◽

Lakshminarayan . ◽

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Keyword(s):

Umbilical Hernia ◽

Polypropylene Suture

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Polydioxanone and polypropylene suture material in free internal mammary artery graft anastomoses

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery ◽

10.1016/s0022-5223(19)35181-5 ◽

1988 ◽

Vol 96 (5) ◽

pp. 741-745 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

P. Aarnio ◽

A. Harjula ◽

A. Lehtola ◽

H. Sariola ◽

S. Mattila

Keyword(s):

Internal Mammary Artery ◽

Suture Material ◽

Polypropylene Suture ◽

Artery Graft ◽

Internal Mammary Artery Graft ◽

Internal Mammary

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Through-and-Through Suture Technique to Stabilize a Sheath in Branched Endovascular Aortic Repair

Journal of Endovascular Therapy ◽

10.1177/1526602819871931 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 26 (6) ◽

pp. 805-809 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Giuseppe Panuccio ◽

Fiona Rohlffs ◽

Vladimir Makaloski ◽

Ahmed Eleshra ◽

Nikolaos Tsilimparis ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Thoracic Aorta ◽

Suture Technique ◽

Endovascular Aortic Repair ◽

Femoral Access ◽

Helpful Tool ◽

Polypropylene Suture ◽

Aortic Repair ◽

Gentle Traction ◽

Vascular Suture

Purpose: To describe a technique to catheterize antegrade branches of a branched thoracoabdominal endograft from a femoral access with the help of standard sheaths and a vascular suture. Technique: The technique is demonstrated in a patient who underwent successful complex thoracoabdominal branched endovascular aortic repair. After the deployment of an aortic endograft with two antegrade branches for the targeted renovisceral vessels, a standard braided sheath was preloaded with a 3/0 polypropylene suture and introduced inside an additional sheath from the groin to the thoracic aorta. Simultaneous gentle traction on the suture as the preloaded sheath was advanced achieved a very stable 180° curve of the proximal end of the sheath. It was possible to selectively catheterize the antegrade branches and respective target vessels sequentially, as well as deploy the planned bridging stents for each branch. Conclusion: The through-and-through suture technique is a helpful tool in branched endovascular aortic repair. It saves time, radiation, and materials; no snare is needed, and it can be preloaded into a sheath.

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