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(A)
(B)
(C)
FIGURE 14.5
Arteriotomy. (A) Longitudinal arteriotomy started with a number 11 blade. (B) And completed with an angled Potts scissors.
(C) Closure is completed using a continuous suture line. (Reproduced from
Sackman, 2003
.)
(A)
(B)
FIGURE 14.6
Vascular anastomosis. (A) Triangulation technique, in which three corner sutures are placed 120
o
apart. (B) This technique is
preferred with smaller end-to-end anastomoses if the mobility of the vessel allows. (Reproduced from
Sackman, 2003
.)
FIGURE 14.7
Intestinal closure. (A,B) Modified
Gambee pattern. The approximating suture pattern
minimizes mucosal eversion by avoiding full-thickness
bites of the mucosal layer. mu, mucosa; smu, submu-
cosa; mus, muscularis; ser, serosa.
(A)
(B)
(Reproduced from
Bojrab et al., 1990
.)
