Barbed suture and gastrointestinal surgery. A retrospective analysis

Michele Manigrasso; Nunzio Velotti; Federica Calculli; Giovanni Aprea; Katia Di Lauro; Enrico Araimo; Ugo Elmore; Sara Vertaldi; Pietro Anoldo; Mario Musella; Marco Milone; Loredana Maria Sosa Fernandez; Francesco Milone; Giovanni Domenico De Palma

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Barbed suture and gastrointestinal surgery. A retrospective analysis

Michele Manigrasso , Nunzio Velotti , Federica Calculli , Giovanni Aprea , Katia Di Lauro , Enrico Araimo , Ugo Elmore , Sara Vertaldi , Pietro Anoldo , Mario Musella , Marco Milone , Loredana Maria Sosa Fernandez , Francesco Milone and Giovanni Domenico De Palma

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Abstract

Although minimally invasive surgery is recognized as the gold standard of many surgical procedures, laparoscopic suturing is still considered as the most difficult skill in laparoscopic surgery.

The introduction of barbed sutures facilitates laparoscopic suturing because it is not necessary to tie a knot. The efficacy of this method has been evaluated in different types of surgery; however, less is known about general surgery.

We retrospectively analysed data from 378 patients who had undergone bariatric or surgical treatment for colic or gastric malignancy requiring a closure of gastroentero, entero-entero or enterocolotomy from January 2014 to January 2019, admitted to the General Surgery Unit and Operative Unit of Surgical Endoscopy of the University Federico II (Naples, Italy).

We registered 12 anastomotic leaks (3.1%), 16 anastomotic intraluminal bleedings (4.2%) and 7 extraluminal bleedings. Other complications included 23 cases of postoperative nausea and vomit (6%), 14 cases of postoperative ileus (3.7%) and 3 cases of intra-abdominal abscess (0.8%). Overall complications rate was 19.8% (75/378). No postoperative death was registered.

Thus, by pooling together 378 patients, we can assess that barbed suture could be considered safe and effective for closure of holes used for the introduction of a branch of mechanical stapler to perform intracorporeal anastomosis.

Keywords: Minimally invasive surgery; Laparoscopy; Intracorporeal anastomosis; Barbed suture

1 Introduction

Although minimally invasive surgery is nowadays considered as the gold standard of many surgical procedures [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6], laparoscopic suturing is still considered as the most difficult skill in laparoscopic surgery. The reason of this difficulty lies in the need to tie a knot in a little space, often with limited visualization.

The integrity of a knot is particularly important in the closure of anastomosis, because closure failure could cause serious complications, i.e. the need for a reintervention, prolonged hospital stay, and increased health care costs [7].

The introduction of barbed sutures facilitates laparoscopic suturing, because it is not necessary to tie a knot. The efficacy of this new method has been evaluated in different types of surgery [8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13]; however, less is known about general surgery.

The aim of this study is to assess the efficacy and safety of barbed suture after different kind of anastomosis in general surgery.

2 Materials and methods

2.1 Study population

We retrospectively analyzed data from a prospectively maintained database of 378 patients who had undergone different surgical procedures requiring a closure of gastroentero- entero-entero or enterocolotomy. Patients who had undergone bariatric or surgical treatment for colic or gastric malignancy from January 2014 to January 2019, admitted to the General Surgery Unit and Operative Unit of Surgical Endoscopy of the Federico II University (Naples, Italy), were consecutively enrolled in this review. This study was approved by our institutional review board and the informed consent was obtained from all patients before enrolment. All investigations complied with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. All patients included in the study had undergone intracorporeal anastomosis in case of segmental colectomy or subtotal gastrectomy with Roux-en-Y anastomosis for malignancy and in case of bariatric surgery (Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, RYGB, or One-Anastomosis Gastric Bypass, OAGB/MGB).

2.2 Outcomes

All data and outcomes were recorded during the hospital stay.

Outcomes were divided into primary and secondary. Primary outcome was the rate of anastomotic leakage, defined as all conditions with clinical or radiological anastomotic dehiscence, with or without the need of surgical revision.

Secondary outcomes were represented by anastomotic bleeding, defined as any bleeding requiring blood transfusions, and the rate of other minor and major complications, defined as any deviation from the normal post operative course. Clavien-Dindo Classification was used to define minor (Clavien-Dindo 1-2) and major complications (Clavien-Dindo 3-4-5). Demographic data (age, sex, BMI, ASA Score) and the type of disease were also recorded.

2.3 Operative technique

According to the current literature peri-operative prophylaxis routinely included subcutaneous heparin administration and perioperative handling of anti-platelet drugs [14,15].

All bariatric and oncology procedures were performed by expert surgeons in laparoscopic surgery. In case of bariatric intervention, both gastroentero- and entero-enterotomy (in case of RYGB) were closed by deep corner suture with braided suture, and double layer running barbed suture.

In case of oncologic procedures, all enterotomies performed were closed by deep corner suture with non-braided suture and double layer running barbed suture.

Type of used suture and the use of double layer closure were related to surgeons’ habits.

3 Results

During the study period, we collected data of 378 patients, 210 males (55.5%) and 168 females (44.5%). Of them, 125 patients had undergone segmental colic or gastric resection for malignancy (32 splenic flexure resections, 73 right hemicolectomies and 20 subtotal gastrectomies), and 253

bariatric surgery for morbid obesity (210 MGB/OAGB and 43 RYGB). Demographic data of the group are summarized in Table 1. Mean age was 42.6±8.26, mean BMI of the whole group was 43.5±9.3 (27±4.3 in oncologic group and 47.2±5.2 in bariatric group). Mean ASA Score was 2.9±0.7.

Table 1

Patients’ and diseases’ characteristics.

Patients (N)	378
Gender (M)	210 (55.5%)
Patients (N)	378
Gender (M)	210 (55.5%)
Gender (F) Intervention	168 (44.5%)
Malignancy	125 (33%)
Splenic flexure resection	32
Right hemicolectomy	73
Subtotal gastrectomy with Roux-en-Y reconstruction	20
Morbid obesity	253 (67%)
OAGB/MGB	210
RYGB	43
Age (years)	42.6±8.26
Overall BMI	43.5±9.3
BMI of patients with malignancy	27±4.3
BMI of obese patients	47.2±5.2
ASA score	2.9±0.7

Primary and secondary outcomes are summarized in Table 2. Anastomotic leakage was detected in 12 patients (3.1%). Of these leaks, 4 were treated conservatively with antibiotics, 5 needed a radiological intervention and 3 required a surgical reintervention.

Table 2

Postoperative complications

Complications	75 (19.8%)
Anastomotic leakage	12 (3.1%)
Intraluminal bleeding	16 (4.2%)
Extraluminal bleeding	7 (1.9%)
Nausea and vomit	23 (6%)
Postoperative ileus	14 (3.7%)
Intra-abdominal abscess	3 (0.8%)

Anastomotic intraluminal bleeding was detected in 16 patients (4.2%). All the bleedings required transfusion and in 3 cases an endoscopic haemostasis was needed. Extraluminal bleeding was detected in 7 patients (1.9%) requiring blood transfusion. No bleedings required surgical re-intervention was reported.

Other complications included 23 cases of postoperative nausea and vomit (6%), 14 cases of postoperative ileus (3.7%) and 3 cases of intra-abdominal abscess (0.8%), with 1 requiring a CT-guided percutaneous drainage. Overall complications rate was 19.8% (75/378). No postoperative death was registered.

4 Discussion

Since its introduction in 1990s, minimally invasive surgery has gained widespread acceptance in many surgical fields due to its safety and advantages that this kind of procedure can offer as compared to open surgery [16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23].

In fact, laparoscopic approach is associated with earlier recovery, less pain and improved cosmetic results.

Furthermore, the introduction of intracorporeal anastomosis and the possibility to perform a totally laparoscopic intervention has increased these differences with open surgery, even if the real benefits of intracorporeal

approach in certain fields of gastrointestinal surgery should be definitively assessed [24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35].

Nevertheless, the possibility to perform intracorporeal anastomosis in minimally invasive surgery has underlined the importance of being able to perform a laparoscopic knot, the most difficult skill in laparoscopic surgery. In fact, gastroentero-, enteroentero- and coloenterotomy closure in minimally invasive procedures have always been challenging and related with serious complications (anastomotic leakage, intraabdominal abscess and stenosis).

With the introduction of barbed sutures, the challenge of laparoscopic suturing has been made easier.

The principal advantage of barbed sutures is the presence of barbs to anchor the suture to tissues in a knotless fashion, avoiding the need to tie a knot in a confined space.

In the current literature, the safety and efficacy of barbed suture has been demonstrated in many surgical fields [8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13], but less is known in digestive surgery, where its efficacy and safety has been demonstrated mainly in bariatric surgery [36, 37, 38].

Recently, several studies are focused on barbed sutures to close gastrointestinal anastomosis after gastrectomy for cancer [39, 40, 41].

Bautista et al. [39], when performing barbed suture after RYGB, or Billroth II anastomosis after subtotal gastrectomies for malignancy in 50 patients, encountered one anastomotic leakage and no bleedings or stenosis. The authors concluded that intracorporeal enterotomy closure with barbed sutures is safe and effective.

In 2018, Lee SW [41] described a modified crossover technique for intracorporeal esophagojejunostomy following laparoscopic total gastrectomy involving 27 patients.

With this technique, Lee SW obtained no anastomotic leakage or other anastomosis-related complications, concluding that this technique could be considered safe and effective and would promote laparoscopic total gastrectomy as a promising surgical option.

Regarding enterotomy closure, some authors assessed a safety and efficacy of barbed suture [42,43].

In the case-control study of a prospectively maintained database of 94 patients (47 underwent barbed suture for enterotomy closure, and 47 conventional closure of enterotomy after right hemicolectomy with intracorporeal anastomosis), Feroci et al. reported 1 anastomotic leakage per group (2.12%) [42]. The authors concluded that the use of barbed suture could be considered as a safe and effective procedure for enterotomy closure.

A most recent study of a multi-centre retrospective case-control 80 patients analysis, after right colectomy with intracorporeal anastomosis, was published in 2018 by Bracale et al. [43].

While analysing data obtained from patients included in the study and divided into 2 groups (40 underwent enterotomy closure with barbed suture, and 40 conventional enterotomy closure), 2 anastomotic leaks, one in each group, were registered. Based on the data obtained from this study, the authors concluded that the use of a barbed suture for enterotomy closure can be considered safe and effective for completion of the stapled anastomosis in performing totally laparoscopic right colectomy.

The results obtained from our retrospective analysis are very encouraging and they are in line with the current literature.

In fact, in our analysis on 378 patients we registered 12 anastomotic leaks (3.1%) with only 3 requiring surgical reintervention (Clavien 3B). Anastomotic intraluminal bleeding was detected in 16 patients (4.2%). All bleedings required transfusion and in 3 cases an endoscopic haemostasis was needed (Clavien 3A). Extraluminal bleeding was detected in 7 patients (1.9%), requiring blood transfusion. No bleeding required surgical reintervention was registered. Other complications included 23 cases of postoperative nausea and vomit (6%) (Clavien 1), 14 cases of postoperative ileus (3.7%) (Clavien 1), and 3 cases of intra-abdominal abscess (0.8%) with a CT-guided percutaneous drainage required in 1 case (Clavien 3A). Overall complications rate was 19.8% (75/378). No postoperative death was registered.

The complication rate is even lower considering that RYGB and subtotal gastrectomy for malignancy required two anastomosis.

Thus, by pooling together 378 patients, we can assess that barbed suture could be considered safe and effective for a closure of the holes used for the introduction of the branch of mechanical stapler to perform anastomosis.

However, some limitations of this study have to be addressed. The most important limitation is the study design: this is in fact a retrospective analysis, with the lack of a comparison between groups and no randomization. Moreover, this is a monocentric study, in which always the same surgeons performed the procedures.

In conclusions, even if we can consider the use barbed suture safe and effective, further comparative studies are needed to give definitive conclusions.

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