Basic Surgical Technique, Knots and Sutures

By Magnus Balslev Avnstorp, MD, Stig Steinfurth, MD, Christoffer Bing Madsen, med. stud., David Salim, med.stud. and Nathalie Fryd, MD.

Introduction

In this chapter you will learn the basic surgical techniques such as injecting infiltration local anesthesia, marking of surgical tumor margins, performing incisions, excisions of a tumor and suturing.