6533b833fe1ef96bd129b89f
RESEARCH PRODUCT
Experimental reimplantation utilizing microvascular anastomosis in animals.
Jürgen F. ReutherJarg-erich HausamenJoachim Stoffelsubject
medicine.medical_specialtyMicrosurgerybusiness.industryMicrovascular surgeryGeneral MedicineAnatomyAnastomosisAuricular ArterySurgeryTransplantationPostoperative ComplicationsReplantationMicrovascular anastomosisotorhinolaryngologic diseasesmedicineMethodsAnimalsSurgeryRabbitsEar ExternalOperating microscopebusinessVascular Surgical Proceduresdescription
Summary The use of the operating microscope and special microsurgical instruments make it possible to achieve successful anastomosis of blood vessels of less than 1 mm in diameter. Microvascular surgery offers newer possibilities in the transplantation of dermisfat grafts, and has led to an unusually high degree of success in the reimplantation of tissues. This paper describes a technique for microvascular anastomosis in animal experiment, using as a model the reimplantation of a completely amputated rabbit ear. In 10 amputated rabbit ears, the central auricular artery with a diameter of 0.5 mm and the two marginal auricular veins with diameter of 0.5–1.0 mm were microsurgically anastomosed. Of the 10 reimplanted ears, 8 survived. The postoperative angiogram showed an unrestricted patency of all the vessels.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-09-01 | Journal of maxillofacial surgery |