End-to-side anastomoses: a model and a technique with clinical application.
Recently, the advantages of end-to-side anastomoses in reconstructive microvascular surgery have been emphasized. This article describes a practical laboratory model for practicing end-to-side anastomoses and a simplified technique for suturing the posterior wall in such anastomoses. The left common iliac artery of a rat is transected and an end-to-side anastomosis with the right common iliac artery is performed. A single clamp is manipulated to present the posterior wall for suturing.
D000818:Animals; D003250:Constriction; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D008026:Ligation / Q000295:instrumentation; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D008954:Models, Biological; D051381:Rats; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*