Cyanoacrylate adhesive in management of severe presacral bleeding.
Effective hemostasis is critical in severe presacral hemorrhage because the bleeding may be fatal. We report our successful use of combined hemostatic sponge and cyanoacrylate glue in three patients with life-threatening presacral hemorrhage after abdominoperineal resection of the rectum for carcinoma.
Department of Surgery, University of Missouri-Columbia, USA.
Julian E
JE
Losanoff
Bruce W
BW
Richman
James W
JW
Jones
D002277:Carcinoma / Q000601:surgery*; D003487:Cyanoacrylates / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006488:Hemostasis, Surgical / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006490:Hemostatics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D012447:Sacrum; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D003487:Cyanoacrylates; D006490:Hemostatics