A
figure-of-eight suture pattern was used and was secured with five surgeon's knots.
One patient was treated with
figure-of-eight sutures along with bilateral uterine artery ligation.
They performed continuous locked suture with heavy absorbable sutures [6]; however, we selected two Krackow locking stitches with approximately twenty
figure-of-eight sutures with nonabsorbable suture material, as we considered that this would provide adequate strength.
Once hemostasis is adequate, the cuff is closed with three
figure-of-eight sutures of 0-polydioxanone (PDS).