Short description:

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.

Long description:

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.

Table of Contents:

Part 1 Surgical Microscope, Body Posture, Hand Position and Basic Instrumentation.- 1. Introduction to the Surgical Microscope.- 2. Body Posture, Hand Position, Basic Instrumentation and Set up for Microsurgery.- Part 2 Basic Suturing Techniques using Non-Living Models.- 3. Basic Suturing Techniques using Non-Living Models: Surgical Glove.- 4. Basic Suturing using Non-Living Models: Chicken Thigh.- Part 3 Anesthesia, Analgesia and Surgical Preparation of the Rat.- 5. Anesthesia, Analgesia and Surgical Preparation of the Rat.- Part 4 Microvessel Dissection.- 6. Dissection of Femoral Vessels and Carotid Artery.- Part 5 End-to-End Arterial Anastomosis.- 7. End-To-End Arterial Anastomosis on the Rat Femoral Artery: Two-Stays Suture Technique.- 8. End-to-End Arterial Anastomosis on Rat Femoral Artery: One-way up technique.- 9. End-to-End Arterial Anastomosis on Rat Carotid Artery: Two-stays technique.- Part 6 End-to-End Venous Anastomosis.- 10. End-to-end Venous Anastomosis on Rat Femoral Vein: Interrupted and Continuous suturing.- Part 7 Interpositional Vein Graft using Rat Femoral Vessels.- 11. Interpositional Vein Graft Using Rat Femoral Vessels.- Part 8 End-to-Side Anastomosis.- 12. End-To-Side Anastomosis: Artery-To-Vein and Vein-To-Artery using Rat Femoral Vessels.- 13. End-To-Side Carotid Bypass in Rat using A Femoral Artery Graft.- Part 9  Side-to-Side Anastomosis Using Femoral and Carotid Vessels.- 14. Side-to-Side Anastomosis Using Femoral and Carotid Vessels.- Part 10 Peripheral Nerve Repair Using Rat Sciatic Nerve.- 15. Peripheral Nerve Repair Using Rat Sciatic Nerve.- Part 11 Groin Cutaneous Free Tissue Flap in the Rat.- 16. Groin Cutaneous Free Tissue Flap in The Rat.- Part 12 Microsurgical Anastomosis Revision.- 17. Microsurgical Anastomosis Revision.- Part 13 Assessment Tools In Microsurgery Training And Clinical Practice.- 18. Assessment Tools In Microsurgery Training And Clinical Practice.