title: Microvascular anastomosis: vascular cuff technique.
abstract: A technique is described for reinforcing and sealing a microvascular anastomosis by using a detached vessel segment as a cuff around the anastomosis. This may allow fewer microvascular sutures to be used. This would allow a simpler, less traumatic, and more rapid repair and may allow "more vessels to be repaired by more people."
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, Sandringham Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
authors.forename: T H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Robbins
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*