Hemostatic control with flexible compression tape used during partial nephrectomy and organ salvage.
OBJECTIVE
A secure method of achieving hemostasis during partial nephrectomy to accomplish guillotine polar amputation is described.


METHODS
A common hardware item, the so-called cable tie, proved to be useful during removal of a block of neoplastic renal tissue from the lower central pole of a unilateral kidney.


RESULTS
Complete hemostasis and resection of the renal parenchyma were obtained with ease and minimal expense.


CONCLUSIONS
The use of a flexible plastic compression tape has proved valuable to adhere to organ contours closely, maximally control bleeding and marking a line of incision during amputation of a portion of the renal substance. This device may prove useful for analogous surgical purposes with other vascular organs.
Department of Surgery, Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Medical and Office Center, White River Junction, Vermont, USA.
S M
SM
Selikowitz
M R
MR
Curtis
D006488:Hemostasis, Surgical / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000379:methods*