<prompt> Pringles maneuver is mainly used to control bleeding from?IVCHepatic arteryCystic arteryHepatic vein  <response>: Ans. b Hepatic arteryRef: Bailey Love 26th ed. 360 Control of bleeding from portal vein is difficult because of vigorous backflow requiring a double pringle maneuver with clamping above and below the injury. In practice the hepato-duodenal ligament is often too short, to accommodate two clamps and portal vein, and must be repaired with less than optimal control using a combination of pringle maneuver and direct digital pressure Pringle manoeuvre: Digital compression of the hilar vessels to control hepatic bleeding from traumatic injuries also known-as the Pringle maneuver. 