title: A comparison of continuous with interrupted sutures in microvascular anastomosis.
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000601:surgery*; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods; D051381:Rats; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013997:Time Factors