Continuous- and interrupted-suture technique in microsurgical end-to-end anastomosis.
Microsurgical end-to-end anastomosis of the carotid artery of the rat is discussed. The continuous-suture technique is found to be less time consuming than the interrupted-suture technique. Comparison of the flow rate of each anastomosis doesn't reveal a marked difference. Patency rate of each technique is 100%.
D000818:Animals; D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000601:surgery*; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013536:Suture Techniques