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Abstract
Vena cava grafts, with and without pericardial covering, were implanted in the thoracic
aortas of pigs. There was a high incidence of complications, particularly of dilatation
and aneurysm formation. These results suggest that it may be unwise to use vein grafts
in the thoracic aorta in patients.
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☆Read at the sixth annual meeting of the Society for Vascular Surgery, Chicago, Ill. June 8, 1952.
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© 1953 Published by Elsevier Inc.
