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Threaded ligation

挂线法 〔掛線法〕guà xiàn fǎ

A method of treating fistulas involving the threading of a medicated thread or fine shreds of elephant skin through the pathway of the fistula. This method makes use of the tensile strength of the thread to speed the degeneration of tissue to eventually open the fistula.

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