METHOD FOR SIMULATING HINGED EPIGASTRIC VENOUS FLAP WITH ARTERIALISATION OF DEEP VEINS OF LOWER EXTREMITY Russian patent published in 2013 - IPC G09B23/28 A61B17/00 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: epigastric flap is cut out on the anterior abdominal wall of a white rat, and lifted. In this case, the caudal epigastric vein and superficial epigastric neurovascular bundle are kept intact. The superficial epigastric and femoral vessels and nerves are separated. The superficial epigastric cutaneous nerve is transected. Vascular clamps are applied on the femoral artery and vein in the proximal direction from an origin of the superficial epigastric vessels, and both vessels are transected in between. The venous bed of the flap is arterialised by creating a microvascular end-to-end anastomosis between the proximal end of the femoral artery and the distal end of the femoral vein. The venous drainage is provided by creating a microvascular end-to-end anastomosis between the proximal end of the femoral vein and the distal end of the femoral vein.

EFFECT: method enables creating a multi-functional experimental model of the arterialised venous graft combined with the arterialisation of the deep veins of the lower extremities with good replant engraftment and minimal postoperative complications.

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