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An absorbable purse-string suture around the prostatic capsule. A method to control the bleeding during transvesical
Abstract:
8 patients with profuse bleeding from within the prostatic cavity during transvesical prostatectomy were treated with an absorbable purse-string suture around the prostatic capsule. The method, which is described, has been shown to be effective in control of operative and postoperative bleeding.