LILACS – Literatura Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Ciencias de la Salud

Anatomical description of the extratemporal facial nerve under high-definition system: a microsurgical study in rats

Pinto, Marcela Maria Rabelo; Santos, Deivid Ramos dos; Bentes, Lívia Guerreiro de Barros; Lemos, Rafael Silva; Almeida, Nyara Rodrigues Conde de; Fernandes, Manuela Rodrigues Neiva; Braga, Joyce Pantoja; Somensi, Danusa Neves; Barros, Rui Sergio Monteiro de.

Acta cir. bras; 37 (8), 2022

Purpose: To describe the microsurgical anatomical aspects of the extratemporal facial nerve of Wistar rats under a high-definition video system. Methods: Ten male Wistar rats (12–15 weeks old), without veterinary diseases, weighing 220–280 g, were used in this study. All animals in this study were s...

Nervio Facial/anatomía & histología, Microdisección/veterinaria, Microcirugia/veterinaria, Parálisis Facial/cirugía, Cirugía Asistida por Video/veterinaria

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Microsurgical arterial anastomosis in young and adult rats: an evolutive and comparative study

Purpose: To evaluate the caliber of an arterial micro-anastomosis in the young growing animal using a continuous suture technique. Additionally, late morphological changes and blood flows distal to the anastomosis were evaluated. Methods: Seventy-four Wistar rats were submitted to laparotomy to access t...