title: Comparative study of microepineural suture, microepineural suture-aided CO2 laser, and laser only anastomoses in rat sciatic nerves.
abstract: The cut sciatic nerves of 33 rats were anastomosed by three different methods under the operation microscope; microepineural suture technique, CO2 laser technique, and laser-aided microepineural suture technique. On histologic examination at the end of 3 months postoperatively, in the CO2 laser and suture-aided CO2 laser groups, the degrees of inflammation, fibrosis, and Schwann cell vacuolar degeneration were significantly higher than in the microepineural suture anastomosis group. At the end of 3 months sciatic nerve function was absent in 3 of 11 rats anastomosed by only CO2 laser, however, sciatic nerve functions were found to be normal in the other two groups.
authors.affiliation: Emergency Medicine Service of Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: A Y
authors.initials: AY
authors.lastname: Sarlak
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Can
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Yüce
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Oba
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D000818:Animals; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods; D051381:Rats; D012584:Sciatic Nerve / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013536:Suture Techniques