title: Experience with the modified bovine arterial heterograft in peripheral vascular reconstruction and vascular access for hemodialysis.
abstract: The experience in the use of 37 Bovine heterografts for the treatment of arterial insufficiency and of 37 Bovine heterografts for construction of arterio-venous fistulas for hemodialysis is described. The Bovine heterograft was found unsuitable for use in the femoro-popliteal position, as contrasted to satisfactory follow-up in the aorto-iliac-femoral area. On the other hand, it was found to be an acceptable substitute to the autogenous saphenous vein in the construction of an arterio-venous fistula for chronic dialysis.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D001011:Aorta / Q000601:surgery; D001166:Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical / Q000401:mortality*; D001367:Axillary Vein / Q000601:surgery; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis / Q000401:mortality*; D001916:Brachial Artery / Q000601:surgery; D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000637:transplantation*; D002417:Cattle; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000601:surgery; D005542:Forearm / Q000098:blood supply; D006084:Graft Rejection; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000601:surgery; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D011150:Popliteal Artery / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology; D014183:Transplantation, Heterologous / Q000401:mortality*; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000401:mortality; D014680:Veins / Q000601:surgery