Temporary microvascular clips.
Selected commercially designated temporary clips (Acland, Biemer, Kleinert-Kutz, Variangle, and Yasargil) were applied for 1 hour to rat common carotid arteries. Scanning electron and light microscopic studies revealed varying degrees of endothelial damage. The authors believe that further improvements are needed in the design of temporary clips.
D000818:Animals; D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D003250:Constriction; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000295:instrumentation*; D051381:Rats; D012449:Safety