title: Combined carotid arteries-aortic arch transplantation in rats: development of a new microsurgical model.
abstract: A new microsurgical model of combined carotid arteries-aortic arch transplantation in the rat is described. In this model, the combined carotid arteries-aortic arch were harvested and end-to-end anastomosed to the recipient's right carotid artery using a sleeve anastomosis technique. The total graft ischemia time and in particular the time required to perform the arterial anastomoses was significantly reduced. No surgical failure was encountered. Ten-day graft patency was 100% (15/15). Our study results demonstrated that the sleeve anastomosis technique for combined carotid arteries-aortic arch transplantation in the rat is fast and easy to perform and has a high rate of success.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, the Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, the People's Republic of China. xingyi.zhang@stonebow.otago.ac.nz
authors.forename: X Y
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: C K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: R Y
authors.initials: RY
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D000818:Animals; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000637:transplantation*; D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000637:transplantation*; D008297:Male; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods*; D008954:Models, Biological; D051381:Rats; D011917:Rats, Inbred Lew; D014654:Vascular Patency