A new trick for end-to-end anastomosis in microvascular surgery. Modified Harashina procedure.
To avoid inadvertant anteroposterior wall suture in microvascular anastomosis, we propose a modification of the Harashina technique. Instead of using an untied zenith anterior suture, we suggest leaving the needle in place before inserting the seventh and eighth stitches.
D006801:Humans; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods*; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*