Microsurgery 101. Tips and Tricks for Microvascular and Peripheral Nerve Repair Techniques

This book is a detailed teaching manual for training in microvascular and peripheral nerve surgery with step-by-step instructions using high-quality pictures and videos. It consists of valuable practical tips and tricks that are explained in detail to the readers, making it a useful tool for both inexperienced and experienced practitioners looking to improve their skills.

Microsurgery has diverse clinical applications across multiple medical specialties. It is commonly employed in reconstructive surgery to address tissue defects following trauma, oncological resections, or congenital anomalies, utilizing precise procedures to reattach small blood vessels and nerves. This includes the replantation of amputated body parts such as fingers or hands, as well as the reconstruction of complex defects in the head and neck region, upper and lower extremities and breast among others. Microsurgical techniques are also crucial in nerve repair surgeries to restore function and sensation after trauma but as well in facial reanimation procedures to address paralysis; meanwhile lymphaticovenous anastomosis and vascularized lymph node transfers are useful procedures to treat or prevent lymphedema. Overall, microsurgery represents a cornerstone in modern medicine, offering innovative solutions for a wide range of clinical challenges.

Microsurgery 101 – Tips and Tricks for Microvascular and Peripheral Nerve Repair Techniques is a unique guidebook for medical students, residents, fellows, and practicing surgeons from multiple specialties: plastic, hand and orthopedic, maxillofacial, head and neck, neurosurgery, transplant, ophthalmology, pediatric, cardiovascular, urology, gynecology, vascular, general surgery and veterinary surgery.

• Offers a detailed training manual for microvascular and peripheral nerve surgery
• Provides step-by-step instructions with high-quality images and videos
• Contains useful and practical tips and tricks for a wide variety of microsurgical techniques

CONTENTS

Front Matter

Surgical Microscope, Body Posture, Hand Position and Basic Instrumentation

Basic Suturing Techniques Using Non-Living Models

Anesthesia, Analgesia and Surgical Preparation of The Rat

Microvessel Dissection

End-to-End Arterial Anastomosis

End-to-End Venous Anastomosis

Interpositional Vein Graft

End-to-Side Anastomosis

Side-to-Side Anastomosis

Peripheral Nerve Repair

Groin Cutaneous Free Tissue Flap

Microsurgical Anastomosis Revision

Assessment of Microsurgical Procedures

Back Matter