Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

sutura en bolsa de tabaco

English translation:

purse-string suture

Added to glossary by liz askew
Feb 18 16:39
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Spanish term

bolsa de tobacco

Spanish to English Medical Medical (general) Prolapse surgery
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.
Proposed translations (English)
4 +3 purse-string suture
Change log

Feb 21, 2024 16:15: liz askew changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/55353">David Russell's</a> old entry - "sutura en bolsa de tabaco"" to ""purse-string suture""

Discussion

David Russell (asker) Feb 19:
Thanks for the comments. The glossary entriues did not show up for me. And yes, good idea to correct the spelling. My bad.
Joseph Tein Feb 18:
Previous entries Hi Phil,

Agreed. I had just found several entries related to this term by searching 'tabaco'.



Joseph Tein Feb 18:
tabaco Maybe correct the spelling of this entry so that people searching this term in the future can find this question

Proposed translations

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purse-string suture

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".
Peer comment(s):

agree Joseph Tein
1 hr
Thank you!
agree Marie Wilson : Sounds convincing!
3 hrs
Thank you!
agree Neil Ashby
16 hrs
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