Guest guest Posted October 20, 2001 Report Share Posted October 20, 2001 The reason > that the staples on your incision, and the staples in the partial > gastrectomy, stay in, is that the " raw " tissues that the staples held > together are healing together to form scar tissue which is very strong. > Once the healed together tissue is developed, the staples at that point > are redundant -- there's no way a healed staple line of this type will > disrupt. > So if the " raw " edge becomes so strong then why use staples at all? Why not just use dissolving stiches? Or don't they stick around long enough for the stomach to heal? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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