| Pringle manoeuvre | |
|---|---|
 A diagram showing a haemostat being used to clamp the hepatoduodenal ligament. | |
| Specialty | General surgery |
| Uses | Liver surgery |
| Complications | Increased blood loss in patients with chronic venous insufficiency |
| Approach | Open surgery. Compress hepatoduodenal ligament |
The Pringle manoeuvre is a surgical technique used in some abdominal operations and in liver trauma. The hepatoduodenal ligament is clamped either with a surgical tool called a haemostat, an umbilical tape or by hand. This limits blood inflow through the hepatic artery and the portal vein, controlling bleeding from the liver. It was first published by and named after James Hogarth Pringle in 1908.