Researchers introduced a novel hidden stitching technique for peritoneal closure in laparoscopic hernia repair to prevent complications associated with the use of barbed suture. The study retrospectively analyzed the data of patients undergoing laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal patch (TAPP) procedures. In the hidden stitch group, where the barbed suture was hidden on the dorsal side of the peritoneum, there were no postoperative complications. However, in the non-hidden stitch group, where the sutures were exposed in the peritoneal cavity, there were 8 cases of postoperative complications including bowel obstruction and seroma.
Journal Article by Wang L, Maejima T and Fukahori S in Am Surg