A Modified Surgeon's Knot: Useful for Colo-Rectal, Upper GI and Pelvic Operations.

There are several techniques and variations described for tying a Surgeon's knot, all with the intention of getting a secured and square knot. A new, safe, quick and scientific approach to making a Surgeon's knot is presented here. Three basic techniques have been described in the literature for tying a Surgeon's knot: using the instrument, one-handed technique and two-handed technique.

Patient awareness and symptoms from an incisional hernia.

Incisional hernia is a common postoperative complication following open abdominal surgery with incidence varying between 3% and 20%. Approximately half of all incisional hernias are diagnosed within 1 year following surgery. In the United Kingdom alone, about 10,000 incisional hernia repairs are performed annually.