As an absorbable suture which could tolerate soaking in bile, and no negative reports for its association with iatrogenic bile duct stone formation, we therefore propose that Vicryl could be considerable for biliary surgery.
Currently available synthetic monofilament absorbable sutures can take as many as 180 days to absorb, and other absorbable options, such as gut sutures, have weaker tensile strength and can be brittle, compromising knot security.
The absorbable suture offerings include a variety of synthetic sutures as well as Surgical Cut Sutures, which are available in either plain or chromic configurations, the chromic gut having been processed to provide a greater resistance to absorption.