title: [Early experiences with arterial heterografts (author's transl)].
abstract: Since April 1975 we used 50 bovine arterial heterografts for reconstructive surgery after chronic arterial occlusions or for the production of AV-shunts needed for chronic dialysis. In none of the cases incompatibility was seen. The early results (with a follow-up period of 6-10 months) after femoro-popliteal bypass were excellent, as far as a good peripheral run off was present. Several shunts (n = 7) containing 2-3 transplants, are still functioning 3-10 months after implantation. At present, we use bovine transplants in reconstructive vessel surgery when a thrombendarterectomy or the connection of venous grafts is impossible or when the operative procedure should be kept short in high-risk patients. To produce AV-shunts in patients with renal insufficiency we prefer this type of grafts when all conventional techniques were already used.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D001158:Arteries / Q000637:transplantation*; D001166:Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical; D002417:Cattle; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D011150:Popliteal Artery / Q000601:surgery; D013997:Time Factors; D014183:Transplantation, Heterologous
vernacular_title: Erste Erfahrungen mit einem heterologen Arterientransplantat