Large-to-small end-to-side anastomosis to the internal mammary vein: A solution to vessel size discrepancy
โ Scribed by Miyamoto, Shimpei; Kayano, Shuji; Kurosawa, Koreyuki; Sakuraba, Minoru
- Book ID
- 121002888
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2013
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 109 KB
- Volume
- 33
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0738-1085
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๐ SIMILAR VOLUMES
A new technique for easier end-to-side anastomosis of veins is presented. By applying a few traction sutures to the edge of the venotomy and tenting the venous wall, thereby keeping the venotomy open, end-to-side anastomosis of the vein can be easily performed.
## Abstract ## Background. Failure of free flaps is frequently because of failure of the venous vascular anastomosis. A new venous anastomosis technique that uses the stump of the internal jugular vein (IJV) is described, with preliminary data on operative outcomes. ## Methods. Retrospective ana