1999
Clinical and Biological Relevance of Vein Cuff Anastomosis
Steinthorsson G, Sumpio B. Clinical and Biological Relevance of Vein Cuff Anastomosis. Acta Chirurgica Belgica 1999, 99: 282-288. PMID: 10674129, DOI: 10.1080/00015458.1999.12098497.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSuitable autologous saphenous veinAutologous saphenous veinAlternative graft materialGraft failureDistal anastomosisCuff anastomosisPTFE graftsFemorodistal bypassSaphenous veinImproved patencyPoor patencyVenous cuffKnee positionPatencyGraft materialProsthetic materialAnastomosisGraftPossible mechanical explanationBiological basisSignificant numberSeries of studiesPatientsBypassCuff
1993
Enhanced Patency of Venous Dacron Grafts by Endothelial Cell Sodding
Wang Z, Li G, Wu J, Du W, Pu L, Zhang H, Wang D, Sumpio B. Enhanced Patency of Venous Dacron Grafts by Endothelial Cell Sodding. Annals Of Vascular Surgery 1993, 7: 429-436. PMID: 8268088, DOI: 10.1007/bf02002126.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInferior vena cavaDacron graftEndothelial cell soddingVena cavaLess thromboxane A2Production of prostacyclinCanine inferior vena cavaPatency ratesThromboxane A2Neointimal thickeningControl graftsGraftPatencyGraft surfaceCavaProstacyclinDensity gradient centrifugationCanine omentumSignificant improvementConfluent layerGradient centrifugationOmentumA2Rapid endothelializationNeointima