title: Contact diode laser microvascular anastomosis.
abstract: Contact diode laser microvascular anastomosis appears to be a valuable technique for anastomosing small arteries and veins. Significantly less foreign body reaction and markedly decreased operative time has been shown to be a major advantage of using contact diode laser technology. The authors have found that contact diode laser anastomosis can be performed in vessels as small as 1 mm in size using a 200-microns flat tip synthetic sapphire probe. Light microscopy has shown a significant decrease in foreign body reaction at the level of the anastomosis using laser techniques as compared to standard vessel anastomosis with 10-0 nylon sutures. The role of fibronectin and changes in collagen associated with laser anastomosis were also explored. Light microscopic electron-microscopic results as well as biotin-avidin immunoperoxidase fibronectin studies will be discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Lankenau Hospital and Medical Research Center, Wynnewood, PA. 19096.
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Lewis
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Uribe
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001166:Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D005268:Femoral Vein / Q000601:surgery*; D005353:Fibronectins / Q000032:analysis; D005549:Foreign-Body Reaction / Q000517:prevention & control; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000295:instrumentation; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D013537:Sutures
chemical_list: D005353:Fibronectins