Control of presacral venous bleeding, using thumbtacks.
BACKGROUND
Massive life threatening bleeding from presacral venous plexus in gynecological surgery, though uncommon can be fatal when conventional methods fail.


METHODS
In the present case, a 55-year-old woman undergoing radical hysterectomy for cancer cervix was saved using thumbtacks to control bleeding from presacral vessels when conventional methods were ineffective.


CONCLUSIONS
Use of thumbtacks in such patients is simple, cost effective and life saving.
Kumar
Sunesh
S
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, 9/22 AIIMS, New Delhi, India.
Malhotra
Neena
N
Chumber
Sunil
S
Gupta
Prerna
P
Aruna
Janaki
J
Roy
K K
KK
Sharma
J B
JB
D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical; D005260:Female; D006488:Hemostasis, Surgical / Q000379:methods*; D006489:Hemostatic Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D008875:Middle Aged; D010388:Pelvis / Q000098:blood supply*; D014680:Veins