bolsa de tobacco

English translation: purse-string suture

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Spanish term or phrase:sutura en bolsa de tabaco
English translation:purse-string suture
Entered by: liz askew

16:39 Feb 18, 2024
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general) / Prolapse surgery
Spanish term or phrase: bolsa de tobacco
This is a sort of suture using, in this case, when repairing a prolapse (from a Spanish text book):

A este nivel suele haber un enterocele que debe repararse con una bolsa de tabaco

Realizar una bolsa de tabaco horaria empezando por el peritoneo anterior.
David Russell
Spain
Local time: 00:33
purse-string suture
Explanation:
https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Uterosacral-ligament-rec...

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procedure was repeated on the contralateral side. The middle part of the tape was fixed to the cervix (Figure 4). To correct the cystocele, the previously dissected pubocervical fascia (PCF), (Figure 3) was attached to the cervix with sutures using a purse-string ('tobacco pouch') suture.

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Note added at 29 minutes (2024-02-18 17:08:20 GMT)
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In the same way as a Tabaksbeutelnaht is known as a "purse-string suture" and not a "tobacco-pouch suture" in English.

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Note added at 30 minutes (2024-02-18 17:09:24 GMT)
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https://dict.leo.org/forum/viewUnsolvedquery.php?idForum=1&i...

Lots of "foreign" hits for "tobacco-pouch suture".
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liz askew
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:33
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Thanks Liz!
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purse-string suture


Explanation:
https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Uterosacral-ligament-rec...

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Note added at 25 minutes (2024-02-18 17:04:53 GMT)
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procedure was repeated on the contralateral side. The middle part of the tape was fixed to the cervix (Figure 4). To correct the cystocele, the previously dissected pubocervical fascia (PCF), (Figure 3) was attached to the cervix with sutures using a purse-string ('tobacco pouch') suture.

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Note added at 29 minutes (2024-02-18 17:08:20 GMT)
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In the same way as a Tabaksbeutelnaht is known as a "purse-string suture" and not a "tobacco-pouch suture" in English.

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Note added at 30 minutes (2024-02-18 17:09:24 GMT)
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https://dict.leo.org/forum/viewUnsolvedquery.php?idForum=1&i...

Lots of "foreign" hits for "tobacco-pouch suture".

liz askew
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:33
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4558
Grading comment
Thanks Liz!

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agree  Joseph Tein
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agree  Marie Wilson: Sounds convincing!
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agree  Neil Ashby
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