Annals of vascular surgery
Polyurethane Peripheral Venous Catheter as a Permanent Microvascular Graft in a Rat Model: Potential Application as an Artificial Vascular Graft in Digital Replantation.
Zeki Gunsoy, Sevgi Vermisli Ciftci, Mehmet Emre Topcu, Fatih Golgelioglu, Gokhan Sayer, Sinan Oguzkaya
Published: 202510.1016/j.avsg.2025.11.146
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Restoring vascular continuity is crucial in digital replantation when direct anastomosis is not possible. Although autologous vein grafts are standard, they pose technical challenges and donor-site morbidity. This study evaluated the shor…
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