Laser‐assisted end‐to‐end bioweld ®  anastomosis in an ovine model | Zendy

Wright B. | Zendy; Vicaretti M. | Zendy; Schwaiger N. | Zendy; Wu J. | Zendy; Trickett R. | Zendy; Morrissey L. | Zendy; Rohanizadeh R. | Zendy; Fletcher J. | Zendy; Maitz P. | Zendy; Harris M. | Zendy

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Laser‐assisted end‐to‐end bioweld ® anastomosis in an ovine model

Author(s) -

Wright B.,

Vicaretti M.,

Schwaiger N.,

Wu J.,

Trickett R.,

Morrissey L.,

Rohanizadeh R.,

Fletcher J.,

Maitz P.,

Harris M.

Publication year - 2007

Publication title -

lasers in surgery and medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.888

H-Index - 112

eISSN - 1096-9101

pISSN - 0196-8092

DOI - 10.1002/lsm.20541

Subject(s) - anastomosis , medicine , surgery , carotid arteries , tube (container) , surgical anastomosis , common carotid artery , stent , materials science , composite material

The BioWeld ® tube, an albumin‐based exovascular stent, has been used for microsurgical anastomoses and compared to conventional sutures. The study presented investigated the potential of the BioWeld ® tube for vascular anastomosis in larger vessels. Laser‐assisted BioWeld ® anastomoses were compared to conventional‐sutured anatomoses of the carotid artery of Merino‐x ewes. The BioWeld ® procedure resulted in 100% survival and 100% patency at 1 and 6 week post‐operative periods, with no noticeable foreign body response. Sutured animals showed 100% survival and patency. The ischemic time for BioWeld ® anastomosis averaged 15 minutes compared with 10 minutes for sutures. This study indicates that the BioWeld ® tube is an easy to use anastomotic technique with equivalent success rates and comparable anastomotic times. Lasers Surg. Med. 39:667–673, 2007. © 2007 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.

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