Vein Harvesting Articles & Analysis
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Early clinical experience with these vessels, in the arterial position, suggest that they are safe, have acceptable patency, a low incidence of infection, and do not require the harvest of autologous vein or any cells from the recipient. Histologic examination of tissue biopsies revealed vascular remodeling and repopulation by host cells. ...
Autologous vein is preferable but requires time to harvest and may not be available. ...
Keywords: Bioengineered human acellular vessel; Biologic graft; Infected vascular graft; Vascular bypass Prosthetic vascular graft infections are a challenging complication with an incidence of 0.5% to 6% after surgical bypass.1 Prosthetic vascular graft infections are often treated with prosthetic graft excision and replacement with more infection-resistant biologic material. Historically, ...
Patients with a history of previous vein stripping, harvesting, or thrombosis must be excluded. Distally, there must be a good venous target in the plantar vein system that is able to become the new foot distribution system. Preprocedural ultrasound is useful for evaluating the pedal veins. What has been your own early ...