Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

gefaessumstechung

English translation:

hemostatic stitch

Added to glossary by Orla Ryan
Nov 18, 2005 14:39
18 yrs ago
German term

gefaessumstechung

German to English Medical Medical: Cardiology Operation report
"Diagnose: Rezidivblutung eines nach dorsal penetrierenden Ulcus duodeni. Zustand nach Gefaessumstechung"

patient recently had a bypass op, now experiencing gastro-intestinal bleeding.

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hemostatic stitch

... for this specific method of vascular ligation, for the term Um*stech*ung means an actual stitch, not only knot tying around the vessel.

Ref. for this (s. e.g. page 56):
http://erbak.com/famona/surgery/schwarz/s06.pdf

HTH
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vascular ligature

although this reference is for nose bleeds, it should work for your case as well
the concept that vascular ligature is more effective when performed the nearest
possible to the bleeding source led nasal endoscopy to become the gold ...
www.scielo.br/scielo.php?pid=S0034-72992005000200005&script... - 20k
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purse-string suture

In the simple purse string suture the needle carries suture around the incision, instead of diagonally across.
http://www.netrover.com/~hclarke/techniques.html

Peer comment(s):

neutral MMUlr : Susanne, this is the "Tabaksbeutelnaht", used for the final step of appendectomy, for example. (um den Stumpf zu versenken)
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Da hast du ganz recht. Hatte erst jetzt Zeit, noch einmal nachzuschauen.
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oversewing of the (bleeding) vessel

eMedicine - Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding : Article Excerpt by ...
Emergency surgery typically entails **oversewing the bleeding vessel** in the stomach
or duodenum (usually preoperatively identified by endoscopy), ...
www.emedicine.com/med/byname/ upper-gastrointestinal-bleeding.htm
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