Use of Human Placentas for Practice of Microvascular Surgery.
- Author:
Min Gu KANG
1
;
Sang Yup YOON
;
Hak CHANG
Author Information
1. Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, School of Medicine, Sung Kyun Kwan University, Seoul, Korea. kmgu@paran.com
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Microvascular anastomosis;
Human Placenta
- MeSH:
Anesthesia;
Animals;
Humans*;
Placenta*;
Rats
- From:Journal of the Korean Microsurgical Society
2007;16(2):53-56
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: Microsurgical exercise has been performed with rat femoral vessels. But, it needs animal laboratory, anesthesia and its keeping facilities. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Ten human placentas were studied for suitability in a microvascular exercise. The size and useful length of vessels were measured, and various microvascular anastomoses were performed. RESULT: The human placenta has many vessels traversing its fetal surface. A variety of sizes are available down to vessels of diameter 1 mm and up to vessels of diameter 6.5 mm (1.0
