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Modified packing technique for control of presacral pelvic bleeding

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

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A modification of pelvic packing to control presacral bleeding is described. This method makes removal of the packing less uncomfortable and usually does not require anesthesia.

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  1. Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, 4500 San Pablo Road, 32224, Jacksonville, Florida

    Philip P. Metzger M.D.

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Metzger, P.P. Modified packing technique for control of presacral pelvic bleeding. Dis Colon Rectum 31, 981–982 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02554902

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