Surgical Stapling
| Definition: |
A technique of closing incisions and wounds, or of joining and connecting tissues, in which staples are used as sutures. |
| Notes: |
/instrum: consider also SURGICAL STAPLERS; coord IM with staple material (IM or NIM) if pertinent; do not use /util except by MeSH definition; DF: SURG STAPLING |
| Previously Indexed: |
Surgical Staplers (1966-1993) |
Surgical Stapling Definitions and Terms
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