Suture techniques during laparoscopic and robot-assisted partial nephrectomy: a systematic review and quantitative synthesis of peri-operative outcomes.
Riccardo BertoloRiccardo CampiTobias KlatteMaximilian C KriegmairMaria Carmen MirIdir OuzaidMaciej SalagierskiSam BhayaniInderbir GillJihad KaoukUmberto Capitanionull nullPublished in: BJU international (2018)
Renorrhaphy techniques significantly evolved over the years, improving outcomes. Running suture, particularly using barbed wires, shortened the operating and ischaemia times. A further advantage could derive from avoiding a double-layer suture.