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Cryopreserved vascular allografts: a state of the art.

[In Japanese. / En japonais.]

Author(s) : MOTOMURA N., FOEGH M. L.

Type of article: Article

Summary

Fractures of the cryopreserved vessels after thawing are underestimated: they may be attributed to a rapid thawing between -150 and -100 deg C. The short-term patency rate after allotransplantation is satisfactory but the long-term outcome is still poor. Anticoagulation therapy and/or immuno-suppresion can be combined to improve the results. To date, the indication of the cryopreserved vessels for arterial reconstruction is limited. A further indication may be infection of vascular protheses, since biografts are known to be less susceptible to infections compared to artificial grafts. Blood access for kidney dialysis may be another good indication for cryopreserved vessels in patients who have had numerous failed arterial-venous shunts. Many issues remain to be elucidated concerning the cryopreserved vascular allografts.

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  • Original title: [In Japanese. / En japonais.]
  • Record ID : 1997-3060
  • Languages: Japanese
  • Source: Low Temperature Medicine - vol. 22 - n. 3
  • Publication date: 1996/09
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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