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ArticleActa cirurgica brasileira2024

A microscope in your pocket: can smartphones be used to perform microsurgery?

Balduino Ferreira de Menezes Neto, Lucas Vannuchi Magnani, Matheus Scuracchio Fernandes, Luis Fernando Spagnuolo Brunello, Thales Fernandes de Souza, Fausto Viterbo

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Article in Acta cirurgica brasileira, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Balduino Ferreira de Menezes NetoUniversidade Estadual Paulista - Faculdade de Medicina - Botucatu (SP), Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9379-4441
Lucas Vannuchi MagnaniUniversidade Estadual Paulista - Faculdade de Medicina - Botucatu (SP), Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3176-9205
Matheus Scuracchio FernandesAutonomous Researcher - Botucatu (SP), Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3386-2777
Luis Fernando Spagnuolo BrunelloUniversidade Estadual Paulista - Faculdade de Medicina - Botucatu (SP), Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7717-5835
Thales Fernandes de SouzaUniversidade Estadual Paulista - Faculdade de Medicina - Botucatu (SP), Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4575-0046
Fausto ViterboUniversidade Estadual Paulista - Faculdade de Medicina - Botucatu (SP), Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7282-7566

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Abstract

purposeTo evaluate the use of the latest generation smartphone camera in performing arterial microanastomosis in rats.

methodsTen Wistar rats were divided into 2 groups and underwent anastomosis of the right carotid artery with the aid of magnification from a microscope (group M) and a smartphone camera (group S), to compare patency in 72 hours, as well as to measure the weight of the animals, diameter of the carotid arteries and anastomosis time.

resultsThere was no statistical difference between the weight of the animals or the diameter of the carotid arteries. There was a statistical difference for the time spent on anastomoses, which was greater in group S, with higher rates of thrombosis (p < 0.05).

conclusionsAlthough our patency and anastomosis time results were statistically lower in the smartphone group, there was success in some cases. As the segment continues to progress, it is likely that the results will improve in line with the evolution of camera technology.

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Anastomosis, SurgicalCarotid ArteriesMicroscopyMicrosurgeryRats, WistarSmartphoneAnimalsMaleRatsReproducibility of ResultsTime FactorsVascular Patency

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PMID38808818
PMCPMC11126305

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