Comparison of indium 111 oxine—labeled platelet aggregation between sutured and argon laser—assisted vascular anastomoses Roy M. Fujitani, MD, Rodney A. White, MD, George E. Kopchok, BS, Jerry Vlasak, MD, Carol S. Marcus, MD, PhD, Geoffrey H. White, MD Journal of Vascular Surgery Volume 8, Issue 3, Pages 274-279 (September 1988) DOI: 10.1016/0741-5214(88)90278-9 Copyright © 1988 Society for Vascular Surgery and International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, North American Chapter Terms and Conditions
Fig. 1 Tandem 1 cm length arteriotomies (a) and venotomies (v) separated by a 4 cm length of intact vessel. Proximal and distal repairs are randomized between argon laser—assisted vascular anastomoses and sutured vascular anastomoses. Journal of Vascular Surgery 1988 8, 274-279DOI: (10.1016/0741-5214(88)90278-9) Copyright © 1988 Society for Vascular Surgery and International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, North American Chapter Terms and Conditions
Fig. 2 Completed arterial argon laser—assisted vascular anastomoses immediately after fusion with two 0.5 cm fused segments. Journal of Vascular Surgery 1988 8, 274-279DOI: (10.1016/0741-5214(88)90278-9) Copyright © 1988 Society for Vascular Surgery and International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, North American Chapter Terms and Conditions
Fig. 3 Arterial LAVA (A) and SVA (B) segments show small amount of antemortum thrombus adherent to the vessel walls at the anastomoses at 48 hours. Journal of Vascular Surgery 1988 8, 274-279DOI: (10.1016/0741-5214(88)90278-9) Copyright © 1988 Society for Vascular Surgery and International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, North American Chapter Terms and Conditions