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J Reconstr Microsurg 1987; 4(1): 53-60
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1006964
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© 1987 by Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.

Microvascular Thermic Sleeve Anastomosis: A Sutureless Technique

Alfredo Duarte, Frederick A. Valauri, Harry J. Buncke
  • Harry J. Buncke Microsurgical Laboratory and Department of Microsurgical Replantation and Transplantation, Ralph K. Davies Medical Center, San Francisco, California
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Accepted for publication 1987

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08 March 2008 (online)

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ABSTRACT

Microvascular thermic sleeve anastomosis performed with bipolar coagulation was investigated under experimental conditions. Patency rates of 100 percent for arteries (approximately 1.0 mm in external diameter) and 78 percent for veins (approximately 0.7 mm in external diameter) were achieved. The lumen contour was studied with plastic casts done at intervals of three hours, one day, three days, seven days, 15 days, and 30 days postoperative. Histopathologic studies were carried out to determine the changes caused by intussusception and heating spots.