A ligature is a piece of thread or suture tied around an anatomical structure, most often a blood vessel, to shut it off. During surgery a vessel is typically clamped with a hemostat, tied off with suture material, then divided, a technique that differs from a tourniquet because the knot is permanent rather than adjustable. The same principle is used outside major surgery to remove skin tags, by tying a thread or band around the base to cut off its blood supply until the tissue separates. The practice dates back to Hippocrates and Galen, was used by Roman surgeons for hemorrhoids, was described by the physician Al-Zahrawi around 1000 CE, and became standard surgical practice through Ambroise Pare and Jules-Emile Pean in the nineteenth century.
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In surgery or medical procedure, a ligature consists of a piece of thread (suture) tied around an anatomical structure, usually a blood vessel, another hollow structure, or an accessory skin tag to shut it off.
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In surgery or medical procedure, a ligature consists of a piece of thread (suture) tied around an anatomical structure, usually a blood vessel, another hollow structure (e.g. urethra), or an accessory skin tag to shut it off. == History == The principle of ligation is attributed to Hippocrates and Galen.
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In ancient Rome, ligatures were used to treat hemorrhoids.
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In surgery or medical procedure, a ligature consists of a piece of thread (suture) tied around an anatomical structure, usually a blood vessel, another hollow structure (e.g. urethra), or an accessory skin tag to shut it off.
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