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An Evaluation of Laser-Assisted Technique

Marvin P. Fried, MD; Erik R. S. Moll

Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1987;113(9):968-973.

Abstract
• The carbon dioxide milliwatt laser was used to perform microvascular anastomoses in 23 rat femoral arteries and 21 femoral veins. This technique was compared with conventionally sutured controls and then evaluated histologically at intervals of three to four days and 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, and 12 weeks postoperatively. Patency rates in both methods, for arteries and veins, were comparable, confirming the feasibility of laser-assisted microvascular anastomoses. Moreover, the major benefit of the laser procedure was to allow for fewer sutures, thereby diminishing a foreign body reaction.

(Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1987;113:968-973)

Author Affiliations
From the Joint Center for Otolaryngology, Department of Otology and Laryngology, Harvard Medical School, Boston.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication April 20, 1987.

Read before the Eastern and Canadian Regions Meeting of the American Academy of Facial, Plastic, and Reconstructive Surgery, Boston, Jan 29, 1987.

Reprint requests to 333 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA 02115 (Dr Fried).

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