Modified B-Lynch suture in post cesarean section uterine atony: Case report
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https://doi.org/10.31403/rpgo.v60i113Abstract
A case of postpartum hemorrhage due to uterine atony is presented where a double compressive type B-Lynch suture with chromic catgut Nº 1 was used because bleeding did not stop with a single suture and chromic catgut Nº 2 was not available.
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