Use of Human Placentas for Practice of Microvascular Surgery |
Min Gu Kang, M.D., Sang Yup Yoon, M.D.*, Hak Chang, M.D.<sup><font size="2">2</font></sup> |
1Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, School of Medicine, Sung Kyun Kwan University, Seoul, Korea. kmgu@paran.com 2Silhouette Plastic Surgery, Seoul, Korea. 3Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Seoul National University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. |
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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 (1.0Conclusion: We suggest the use of human placenta as complemetary to experimental animals in microvascular training. Where other preparations are not available, the human placenta appears to offer a reasonable, cheep and readily available alternative. |
Key Words:
Microvascular anastomosis, Human Placenta |
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