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Multiple vein grafts for microarterial repair: An experimental study
Author(s) -
Cavadas Pedro C.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
microsurgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.031
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1098-2752
pISSN - 0738-1085
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1098-2752(1998)18:5<331::aid-micr6>3.0.co;2-t
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , fibrous joint , vein , femoral vein , femoral artery , artery
The influence of multiple suture lines along a vein graft for arterial repair was evaluated in a microsurgical model. Forty‐five rats were divided into three groups. The femoral artery was repaired using one vein graft in group I, two sequential vein grafts in group II, and three grafts in group III. Patency rates were evaluated at 48 h and 10 days, and found to be 100% in all three groups. In the present study, patency was not affected by the number of suture lines. These results suggest that the use of multiple vein grafts for microarterial repair may be safe in difficult cases. © 1998 Wiley‐Liss, Inc. MICROSURGERY 18:331–333, 1998