Attempted ureteral replacement and urinary conduit using bovine artery graft.
Ureteral replacement and urinary diversion using bovine carotid artery heterograft were attempted in dogs. The graft failed for several reasons: stasis proximal to an aperistaltic segment, anastomotic stricture, and fibrotic narrowing of the graft. The disease entities and criteria for successful ureteral replacement and diversion are reviewed.
D000818:Animals; D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000637:transplantation*; D002417:Cattle; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D006869:Hydronephrosis / Q000209:etiology; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D014183:Transplantation, Heterologous; D014513:Ureter / Q000601:surgery*; D014515:Ureteral Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D014547:Urinary Diversion / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*