Consists of a piece of thread (suture) tied around an anatomical structure, usually a blood vessel or another hollow structure (e.g. urethra) to shut it off

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Essai sur les ligatures en masse / par Mathias Mayor.

Case of strangulated hernia, with perforation of the bowel : in which the occlusion of the aperture by ligature was successfully adopted / by Patrick Heron Watson.

Femoral aneurism, ligature of the external iliac artery.

Handbook of ligatures and sutures : historical notes, nature and methods of preparation, sterilization, testing and handling, with descriptive list of prepared ligatures and sutures.

Mémoire sur la ligature extemporanée / par J.G. Maisonneuve.

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Essai sur les ligatures en masse / par Mathias Mayor.

Case of strangulated hernia, with perforation of the bowel : in which the occlusion of the aperture by ligature was successfully adopted / by Patrick Heron Watson.

Femoral aneurism, ligature of the external iliac artery.

Handbook of ligatures and sutures : historical notes, nature and methods of preparation, sterilization, testing and handling, with descriptive list of prepared ligatures and sutures.

Mémoire sur la ligature extemporanée / par J.G. Maisonneuve.