Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
DOI
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Abstract
Purpose: To evaluate the vascular patency of microanastomoses in rats with color Doppler ultrasonography. Materials and Methods: 15 superficial femoral and 15 carotid arterial end-to-end anastomoses were performed in 30 white rats. All arteries were evaluated pre- and post-operatively by color Doppler ultrasonography with a 7.5 mHz linear transducer (Acuson 128HP). All results were correlated with surgery after final Doppler evaluation. Results: The subjects were divided into three groups: (a) patent anastomosis; (b) partial occlusive anastomosis; (c) total occlusive anastomosis. The predictive value ratios for the patency group was 100% (15/15), that for the partial occlusive group was 67% (6/9) and that for the total occlusive group was 83% (5/6). Conclusion: Color Doppler ultrasonography is avaible and useful for evaluation of the vascular patency of microanastomosis.
Keywords
Color Doppler Ultrasonography, Microanastomosis, Vascular patency.
First Page
249
Last Page
252
Recommended Citation
ÜSTÜNSÖZ, BAHRİ; SOMUNCU, İBRAHİM; KÖMÜRCÜ, MAHMUT; BAŞŞBOZKURT, MUSTAFA; ATEŞALP, SABRİ; and ALEMDAROĞLU, ALPER (1999) "The Evaluation of Microanastomoses in Rats withColor Doppler Ultrasonography," Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences: Vol. 29: No. 3, Article 7. Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/medical/vol29/iss3/7
