title: Use of intraperitoneal vessels in reconstructive microsurgery: an account of 117 cases.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to evaluate our experience of microvascular anastomosis of intraperitoneal vessels. Between 1985 and 1994, 117 microsurgical reconstructions were done using intraperitoneal vessels. These included oesophageal reconstruction (n = 106), reconstruction of the hepatic arterial, superior mesenteric arterial, or portal venous system (n = 8), and reconstruction of the chest or abdominal wall (n = 3). We used 129 intraperitoneal arteries and 117 intraperitoneal veins. Of a total of 246 intraperitoneal vessels, five hepatic arteries, seven splenic, 14 gastroepiploic, six superior mesenteric, 178 jejunal, 30 ileocolic, four middle colic arteries or veins, and two portal veins were used for microvascular anastomosis. The overall successful rate for these reconstructive cases was 97% (114/117). Microsurgical use of intraperitoneal vessels is a safe and developing procedure in plastic and reconstructive surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nohira
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Minakawa
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Igawa
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Okushiba
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ohno
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fukuda
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Furuta
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ohara
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D001808:Blood Vessels / Q000637:transplantation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010537:Peritoneum / Q000098:blood supply*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*