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J Reconstr Microsurg 1992; 8(6): 491-494
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1006735
TECHNIQUES AND INNOVATIONS

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A Simple Cuff-Suture Technique for Microvascular Anastomosis

Ganesh R. Deshmukh, Yeng Yang, Vivian A. Tellis, Paul H. Gerst
  • Departments of Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center and Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center and the Transplant Program, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
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Accepted for publication 1992

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08 March 2008 (online)

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ABSTRACT

The use of synthetic cuffs to simplify and hasten microvascular anastomoses is offered as an alternative to conventional methods. In this study, a soft, non-irritating, silicone rubber cuff was used to construct end-to-end and end-to-side cuff-sutured anastomoses in rats. This technique was as rapid as other non-sutured anastomoses, required no assistant, and provoked no foreign-body reactions.