title: Arterial microanastomosis technique by using only one stitch.
abstract: The starting point of this work is the description of a microsurgical technique designed to carry out termino-terminal arterial anastomosis in rats. The technique is based on the intussusception of the afferent vessel of the anastomosis in the efferent vessel, both of which are fixed by a horizontal U-shaped stitch. Of the twelve cases which make up this series, haemorrhage appeared in two, and a postanastomotic aneurysm developed in one. The lack of complications both before and after operating, even in the long term, in the balance of the cases (75%), together with the simple and quick procedure of this kind of anastomosis, makes this technique a possible alternative to the classical techniques of vascular microanastomosis in experimental surgery.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Cirugía, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain.
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Rodríguez
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Arias
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Whyte
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lorente
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Whyte
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Leuza
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000209:etiology; D000818:Animals; D001158:Arteries / Q000601:surgery*; D005263:Femoral Artery; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013536:Suture Techniques