title: Arterial anastomoses and autogenous interposition grafts in growing rats.
abstract: The fate of arterial interposition grafts in growing rats was investigated. The interrupted- and continuous-suture techniques were compared to see which allowed for better expansion of the anastomosis. We found that a graft enlarges in proportion to the growth of the parent vessel, that in end-to-end anastomosis the interrupted suture technique allowed for better expansion of the anastomosis (but not in the end-to-side model), and that the continuous suture technique was associated with a higher rate of false aneurysm formation.
mesh_terms: D000783:Aneurysm / Q000517:prevention & control; D000818:Animals; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000254:growth & development / Q000601:surgery*; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous