title: Prevention of presacral haemorrhage using thumb tacks.
authors.affiliation: University Department of Surgery, North Colombo General Hospital (Teaching), Ragama.
authors.forename: K T
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Sundaresan
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sugirtha
authors.forename: N M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Devanarayana
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Ariyaratne
authors.forename: K I
authors.initials: KI
authors.lastname: Deen
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010388:Pelvis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011351:Proctoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D011859:Radiography; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D012447:Sacrum / Q000098:blood supply / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014680:Veins / Q000601:surgery