The international encyclopaedia of surgery; a systematic treatise on the theory and practice of surgery . Introducing the probe. (Esmarch. Introdricins the aneurism needle. (Esmarch.) IX. By means of the probe, a track is made, through which a narrowaneurism needle (Symes or the plain American needle), with an eye at thepoint, is passed in an opposite direction (Fig. 467). X. The probe is then removed; the eye of the needle being threaded witha strong ligature of carbolized catgut or carbolized silk, the needle itself iswithdrawn, and the middle of the ligature remains lying beneath the artery
The international encyclopaedia of surgery; a systematic treatise on the theory and practice of surgery . Introducing the probe. (Esmarch. Introdricins the aneurism needle. (Esmarch.) IX. By means of the probe, a track is made, through which a narrowaneurism needle (Symes or the plain American needle), with an eye at thepoint, is passed in an opposite direction (Fig. 467). X. The probe is then removed; the eye of the needle being threaded witha strong ligature of carbolized catgut or carbolized silk, the needle itself iswithdrawn, and the middle of the ligature remains lying beneath the artery. .XI. The ends of the ligature are tied together with a square or reef knot,and without pulling on the artery. The knot must be drawn together withthe tips of both index fingers at the bottom of the wound (Fig. 468). Fig 468.
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