Experimental simplification of the excimer laser-assisted nonocclusive anastomosis (ELANA) technique

Neurosurgery

Volumn 67, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages

  Van Doormaal, Tristan P C ^a   Van Der Zwan, Albert ^a   Verweij, Bon H ^a   Biesbroek, Matthijs ^a   Regli, Luca ^a   Tulleken, Cornelius A F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cerebral revascularization; Excimer laser; Simplification.

Indexed keywords

FIBRIN GLUE; FIBRINOGEN PLUS THROMBIN; SEALANT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; AORTA; ARTERY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; END TO SIDE ANASTOMOSIS; EXCIMER LASER; EXCIMER LASER ASSISTED NONOCCLUSIVE ANASTOMOSIS; FEMALE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MICROSUTURE; NONHUMAN; OCCLUSIVE CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; OPERATION DURATION; ORGAN DONOR; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; ANESTHESIA, INTRAVENOUS; ANIMALS; AORTA, ABDOMINAL; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASERS, EXCIMER; RABBITS; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SUTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 78650678274     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1227/01.NEU.0000382959.43931.EA     Document Type: Article

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