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Vertical mattress suture technique: an alternative vascular anastomosis.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18677683     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The objective of this study was to introduce the vertical mattress (VM) suture technique and compare its patency and postoperative healing with other commonly used suture techniques. Thirty-two Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly assigned to one of four suture techniques to be applied to both femoral arteries: continuous (C), interrupted (I), VM, and VM with flap (VMF) sutures. The operating time and the degree of postanastomotic leakage were recorded. The milking test was employed 5 and 15 minutes and 14 days after the operation to attain patency. Blood flow velocity was determined using ultrasonography at 1 hour and on days 1 and 14 postoperation. Rats then were sacrificed, and anastomotic lining tissues were harvested for histopathologic examination. Anastomoses by C and I were executed in 12.06 and 18.31 minutes. Modified suture techniques took longer to execute anastomosis (23.09 minutes for VM and 32.44 minutes for VMF). VM suture technique was superior to other suture techniques in terms of anastomotic leakage, quality of filling, and blood flow velocity. Also, absence of the luminal closure or constriction, intimal injury and hyperplasia, foreign body inflammation, and inversion were noted in histopathology. In conclusion, the VM suture technique could be considered for microvascular surgery.
Authors:
Hayati Aygün; Omer Selim Yildirim
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2008-08-01
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of reconstructive microsurgery     Volume:  24     ISSN:  0743-684X     ISO Abbreviation:  J Reconstr Microsurg     Publication Date:  2008 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-08-26     Completed Date:  2009-01-06     Revised Date:  2011-02-16    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8502670     Medline TA:  J Reconstr Microsurg     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  397-404     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Atatürk University, Erzurum, Turkey.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Anastomosis, Surgical
Animals
Blood Flow Velocity
Femoral Artery / pathology,  surgery*
Male
Rats
Rats, Sprague-Dawley
Suture Techniques*
Vascular Surgical Procedures / methods*

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