Which one of the following is true regarding fundamental experimental microsurgical procedures?
A. Sun Lee’s portocaval shunt operation in the rat was the first published procedure initiating the development of experimental microsurgerySun Lee’s portocaval shunt operation in the rat was the first published procedure initiating the development of experimental microsurgery. The end-to-side portocaval shunt was perfected in the rat by Dr. Sun Lee (Sil Heung Lee) in 1958, published in 1961. It was the beginning of experimental microsurgery and opened the way to perform various organ and tissue transplantation procedures in rats and mice using advanced microsurgical techniques. Dr. Bernard Fisher (University of Pittsburg, USA) said in his book: “Do you know what you have done just now? You have opened an avenue to conduct allied physiological research, transplantation investigation…” Later Sun Lee developed and refined rat pancreatico-duodenum, liver, stomach, spleen, and heart-lung transplants.
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