title: Massive venous hemorrhage after bilateral internal iliac artery ligation following retropubic prostatectomy.
abstract: The possibility of massive venous hemorrhage after bilateral internal iliac artery ligation for postprostatectomy bleeding is illustrated by this case report. Emergency measures to differentiate the arterial from the venous sources of such a hemorrhage and their influence on the subsequent management are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D008026:Ligation; D008297:Male; D010388:Pelvis / Q000098:blood supply; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011468:Prostatectomy; D014680:Veins