title: Microsurgical Training using Reusable Human Vessels from Discarded Tissues in Lymph Node Dissection.
abstract: The use of human vessels at the beginning of microsurgery training is highly recommended. But vessels with the appropriate length for training are not often obtained. Whether these vessels may be reused for training has not been reported. Accordingly, we harvested vessels from discarded tissues in lymph node dissection and demonstrated that vascular anastomosis training using the same human vessels several times is possible by placing the vessels in a freezer and defrosting them with hot water. Vascular walls can be stored for microsurgical training until about 4 years after harvest, as shown in the gross appearance and histologic findings of our preserved vessels. We recommend the technique presented here for the longterm reuse of human vessels for microsurgery training that closely resembles real procedures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Tochigi Cancer Center, Tochigi, Japan.
authors.forename: Naohiro
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ishii
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Tomoki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kiuchi
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Tomito
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Oji
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Kazuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kishi
keywords: Human vessels; Lymph node dissection; Microsurgery; Reusable; Training