An experimental evaluation of microvenous grafts.
Vein grafts into I mm vessels were performed with a high success rate, using autografts in rabbits. Failure in most instances was thought to be due to technical errors at operation. The length of the grafts did not alter the patency rate.
D000818:Animals; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000601:surgery; D005268:Femoral Vein / Q000637:transplantation; D008866:Microsurgery; D011817:Rabbits; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D014680:Veins / Q000637:transplantation*