The role of duplex ultrasound in microsurgical reconstruction: review and technical considerations

MJ Cho, JG Kwon, CJ Pak, HP Suh… - Journal of …, 2020 - thieme-connect.com
Background With the technological advances, microsurgery has evolved to the era of
supermicrosurgery since its inception. With the popularization of these flaps, proficiency in …

Supermicrosurgery: principles and applications

JP Hong, S Song, HSP Suh - Journal of surgical oncology, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Supermicrosurgery is defined as microsurgery in less than 0.8 mm vessels. It is an evolved
form of microsurgery but with the same principle:(1) enhanced working environment …

Free flap transfer with supermicrosurgical technique for soft tissue reconstruction: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

JM Escandon, P Ciudad, HF Mayer, M Pencek… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Supermicrosurgery is a technique that allows microsurgeons to accomplish
dissections and anastomoses of vessels and nerve fascicles with diameters of≤ 0.8 mm …

The history and innovations of blood vessel anastomosis

WR Moritz, S Raman, S Pessin, C Martin, X Li… - Bioengineering, 2022 - mdpi.com
Surgical technique and technology frequently coevolve. The brief history of blood vessel
anastomosis is full of famous names. While the techniques pioneered by these surgeons …

[HTML][HTML] Neovascularization of engineered tissues for clinical translation: Where we are, where we should be?

MA Nazeer, IC Karaoglu, O Ozer, C Albayrak… - APL …, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
One of the key challenges in engineering three-dimensional tissue constructs is the
development of a mature microvascular network capable of supplying sufficient oxygen and …

Recent advances in ultrasound technology: ultra-high frequency ultrasound for reconstructive supermicrosurgery

A Hayashi, G Visconti, G Giacalone… - Journal of …, 2022 - thieme-connect.com
Background Currently, microsurgeons are in the era of supermicrosurgery and perforator
flap reconstruction. As these reconstructions frequently utilize vessels that are smaller than a …

Supermicrosurgery with perforator‐to‐perforator anastomoses for lower limb reconstructions–A systematic review and meta‐analysis

F Lo Torto, G Firmani, L Patanè, G Turriziani… - …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background Supermicrosurgical flaps based on perforator‐to‐perforator microanastomoses
have been described for lower limb reconstruction. This approach offers the benefit of …

Neuroenhancement of surgeons during robotic suturing

R Patel, Y Suwa, J Kinross, A von Roon, AJ Woods… - Surgical …, 2022 - Springer
Background The initial phases of robotic surgical skills acquisition are associated with poor
technical performance, such as low knot-tensile strength (KTS). Transcranial direct-current …

Application of the “Open‐Y” technique in recipient perforator vessels: A comparison study between “Open‐Y” and conventional end‐to‐end anastomosis in terms of …

MF Scaglioni, M Meroni, E Fritsche - Microsurgery, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background Over the last few years, the increasing employment of perforators as both donor
and recipient vessels for free flap tissue transfer lead the surgeons to perform increasingly …

Learning curve of robotic assisted microsurgery in surgeons with different skill levels: a prospective preclinical study

D von Reibnitz, A Weinzierl, L Grünherz… - Journal of Robotic …, 2024 - Springer
Achieving precision in microsurgery requires skill, adequate instruments and magnification,
as well as extensive training. Dedicated surgical robotic systems have enhanced and …