Venous ligatures
Keywords:
pulmonary thromboembolism disease, surgical techniqueAbstract
The paper contains- a study of the reasons for venous ligature in the treatment of pulmonary embolism, including its precise indications. The technique described
has been employed in 16 cases with the results indicated in the paper. Ligature of the inferior vena cava is the easiest, quickest and safest method of preventing
99 % of cases of pulmonary embolism. The feared post-operatory sequella are reduced to a minimum through adequate cure and in no way invalidate the efficiency
of a life saving operation. "Better a live patient with sorne ailments, than a patient dead as consequence of embolism of the vena cava without ligature".
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