title: Management of presacral venous bleeding with the use of thumbtacks.
abstract: Massive bleeding from the sacral basivertebral vein is uncommon and can be fatal because conventional methods to control the bleeding are often futile. The authors report an effective technique of the occlusion of the bleeding site with a thumbtack.
authors.affiliation: CHU - Angers, Department of Visceral Surgery, Angers, France.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Arnaud
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Tuech
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pessaux
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D006488:Hemostasis, Surgical / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D012447:Sacrum / Q000098:blood supply*