Re: Should Surgical Clamps still be in me????
From: Judy Kemp (jukemp@utmb.edu)
Thu Jun 5 22:26:01 2003
It is not uncommon to have surgical clamps left in place, in fact, it
is protocol (and very very common) to leave them in. It is faster in
the OR to use surgical clamps as opposed to suture, the main difference
being you can see the clamps (as they are metal) on scans as opposed to
suture that does not show up. It is reasonable to think you have your
pain on that side not because you have clamps there, but because that
is where you were operated on and therefore that is where you have
adhesions. Take care, judy
On Thursday, June 5, 2003, at 11:53 AM, Teri wrote:
> I went about a week ago for a CT scan because I'm still having pain
> even
> after two surgeries for the adhesions in my pelvic area and I was
> reading the radiologist report that stated there were surgical clamps
> present. I was just wondering if this is normal, since it's the side I
> hurt on?
>
> Thanks for your help!
> Teri
>
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