title: Spiral interrupted suturing technique for microvascular anastomosis: a comparative study.
abstract: This is an experimental study comparing the suturing time and patency rate of a spiral interrupted suturing technique to those of conventional interrupted and continuous suturing technique in end-to-end as well as end-to-side anastomosis. The spiral interrupted suturing technique requires less time for either end-to-end or end-to-side anastomosis than conventional interrupted suturing technique, and does not result in stenosis as shown in the venous end-to-end anastomosis by continuous suturing technique.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000601:surgery; D005268:Femoral Vein / Q000601:surgery; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013997:Time Factors; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*