| Summary points: | A 22-year-old, otherwise healthy, male presents following a single gunshot wound to the left groin. Physical examination is described, as well as the identification of a transacted superficial left femoral. The authors describe their rapid and reliable repair technique of vascular anastomosis, which requires a double-armed polypropylene suture placed in a continuous fashion with perpendicular bites located 1 mm from the vessel edge and 1 mm apart. |
A Simple and Rapid Vascular Anastomosis for Emergency Surgery: A Technical Case Report
