Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jun 1, 2026
Training a Sophisticated Microsurgical Technique: Interposition of External Jugular Vein Graft in the Common Carotid Artery in Rats
Published on: November 11, 2012
A simple technique to prevent and correct graft vessel kinking in the subcutaneous tunnel: technical note
Yasuo Murai1, Takayuki Mizunari, Katusya Umeoka
1Department of Neurosurgery, Nippon Medical School, 1-1-5 Sendagi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-86, Japan. ymurai@nms.ac.jp
Object:
A simple method for preventing and correcting graft kinking for vascular reconstructive surgery through a subcutaneous tunnel is described.
Patients And Methods:
Using a chest tube, 1-0 silk suture and cerebral aneurysmal clips, the problem of postoperative ischemic complications due to kinking can be solved.
Conclusion:
The main advantages of this method are its simplicity and low cost. Using this method does not require any special equipment and the problem of postoperative ischemic complications due to vascular injury, kinking and vasospasms can be addressed.
