A comparison of continuous with interrupted sutures in microvascular anastomosis.
Microvascular anastomoses were performed on rat common carotid arteries using either continuous or interrupted sutures. The contralateral common carotid artery was ligated to create a demand situation. At 6 months, there was no statistically significant difference between the diameters of vessels anastomosed with continuous sutures and those with interrupted sutures.
D000818:Animals; D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000601:surgery*; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods; D051381:Rats; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013997:Time Factors