Expansion of Smaller Vessel Diameter by Fish-Mouth Incision in Microvascular Anastomosis with Marked Size Discrepancy

Takao Harashina, Alberto Irigaray

Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery · 1980 · 78 citations · 0 references

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Abstract

We have found that to expand the diameter of the smaller vessel by a fish-mouth incision is useful in performing microvascular end-to-end and end-to-side anastomosis, with marked discrepancy in size.