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9641274

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-8-27
pubmed:abstractText
Adventitia is usually removed from arteries to simplify microvascular anastomoses. Some surgeons peel the adventitia away bluntly whereas others trim the adventitia sharply with scissors. We used a rat cremaster flap for intravital microscopy to evaluate these two techniques. Animals with unmanipulated vessels, without anastomosis or adventitial removal, served as controls. Fifty-four rats were studied in three groups of 18 rats. Functional capillary density, red blood cell velocity, diameter of the flap's feeding artery (A1), microthrombi formation, and neutrophilic activity were studied for 5 hours following anastomosis, and 24 and 72 hours later. Histological changes in blunt and sharply prepared arteries were compared with control vessels. After blunt preparation, capillary perfusion was reduced to 61% of control values (p < 0.05) and A1 diameter was reduced to 77% of control values (p < 0.05). Capillary perfusion and A1 diameter were unchanged in sharply prepared arteries. Architectural changes in the vessel wall were more profound, and neutrophilic activity was increased in bluntly prepared arteries. In this study, sharp preparation of small arteries was beneficial compared with blunt preparation.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0148-7043
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
40
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
577-85
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Advantages of sharp adventitial dissection for microvascular anastomoses.
pubmed:affiliation
University of Utah School of Medicine, Division of Plastic Surgery, Salt Lake City, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article