title: [Biotransformation of vascular prostheses].
abstract: Fifty arterial implants in animals and sixteen arterial implants in man have been examined with the scanner electronic microscope. After these examinations it appears to be that the form of biological reaction of the vessel graft is mostly determined by the condition of the host artery. If the host artery is healthy, even a synthetic prothesis will undergo a kind of revitalisation. However, if the host artery shows arteriosclerotic changes, even a healthy implant will be changed into a fibrotic tube.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001705:Bioprosthesis; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D004285:Dogs; D004727:Endothelium / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006801:Humans; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
vernacular_title: Die Biotransformation von Gefässprothesen.