On the fate of silk knotty suture on hollow organs

The question of suturing the hollow organs has been of interest to surgeons from Celsus to the present day. First of all, the question arose as to whether and when the hollow organs should be sutured. This has now been clarified in a positive sense. As for suture technique and material, it doesn't come out of medical literature discussion until now, with particular attention paid to closure of wounds to the gastrointestinal tract. The best suture for this is recognized by all surgeons as Lembert's suture, the first idea of which belongs to Jobert and which was subsequently modified by Czerny. Pirogov said: "Lembert's suture is a real progress in the art of surgery.