First clinical experience of Ankaferd BloodStopper as a hemostatic agent in partial nephrectomy.
Open partial nephrectomy is an effective and safe alternative treatment modality to radical nephrectomy for small renal tumors. Many techniques that use hemostatic agents have been described to provide hemostasis during this procedure. Ankaferd BloodStopper® (ABS) is a unique folkloric medicinal plant extract that has been used historically in Turkish traditional medicine as a hemostatic agent. ABS has therapeutic potential to manage hemorrhage and this agent should be investigated in clinical trials. In the present case, we evaluated the effectiveness of ABS in partial nephrectomy and reviewed the literature.
Huri
Emre
E
Department of Second Urology Clinic, Ankara Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. dremrehuri@yahoo.com
Akgül
Turgay
T
Ayyildiz
Ali
A
Bağcioğlu
Murat
M
Germiyanoğlu
Cankon
C
D000368:Aged; D006487:Hemostasis / Q000187:drug effects*; D006490:Hemostatics / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D009392:Nephrectomy; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000008:administration & dosage*
D006490:Hemostatics; D010936:Plant Extracts