. Manual of operative surgery. point B, ^ inch fromthe beginning of the Lembert suture. Make the needle traverse the intestinefrom C to D and the stomach from E to F. The points D and E must be 3^inch from the ends of the Lembert suture. Make the same needle and thread traverse the gut from G to H, the stomachfrom I to J, and lastly the gut from K to L. This apparently comphcated but really simple series of stitches forms twoequal triangles the apices of which (A F, L G) are equidistant from the middleof the base (X). Step 6.—Pull firmly on the ends of the twine (S, S) and tie very
. Manual of operative surgery. point B, ^ inch fromthe beginning of the Lembert suture. Make the needle traverse the intestinefrom C to D and the stomach from E to F. The points D and E must be 3^inch from the ends of the Lembert suture. Make the same needle and thread traverse the gut from G to H, the stomachfrom I to J, and lastly the gut from K to L. This apparently comphcated but really simple series of stitches forms twoequal triangles the apices of which (A F, L G) are equidistant from the middleof the base (X). Step 6.—Pull firmly on the ends of the twine (S, S) and tie very is of great importance, as necrosis of the included tissues is essential. 372 THE STOMACH Step 7.—Continue the line of Lembert sutures already in place completelyaround the site of the twine. The tying of the twine will have thrown the sur-face of the gut into a number of radiating folds, therefore to obliterate thesewhile completing the Lembert sutures insert the stitches as much as possible atthe bottom of these
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