Objective: To explore the effect of the tri-cuff vascular anastomosis for simplifying the surgical procedure and improving the success rate.
Method: Sixty recipient Wistar rats were randomized into experimental group and the control group, the former was subjected to the tri-cuff vascular anastomosis for heterotopic small bowel transplantation while the latter had vascular anastomosis using classical methods. The effects of the two methods for anastomosis were compared.
Results: The tri-cuff vascular anastomosis was superior to the classical methods in view of the total operation time, arterial anastomosis time, and hot-ischemia time of the small bowel graft.
Conclusion: Compared with the classical methods, the tri-cuff vascular anastomosis is safer and time-saving.