Long-term reendothelialization of excimer laser-assisted nonocclusive anastomoses compared with conventionally sutured anastomoses in pigs

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 328-336

  Streefkerk, Henk Johan N ^a   Kleinveld, Sanne ^b   Koedam, Ester L G E ^b   Bulder, Marcel M M ^b   Meeldijk, Hans D ^b   Verdaasdonk, Ruud M ^b   Mansvelt Beck, Rik J ^b   Van Der Zwan, Bart ^b   Tulleken, Cornelis A F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Anastomosis; Bypass surgery; Cerebral revascularization; Excimer laser assisted nonocclusive anastomosis technique; Pig

Indexed keywords

ADVENTITIA; ANASTOMOSIS; ANGIOGENESIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOWMETER; BYPASS SURGERY; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY SURGERY; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; END TO END ANASTOMOSIS; EXCIMER LASER; EXCIMER LASER ASSISTED NONOCCLUSIVE ANASTOMOSIS; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; FEMALE; FLOW MEASUREMENT; FOLLOW UP; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTIMA; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LASER SURGERY; MICROSURGERY; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SWINE; TISSUE REPAIR; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASCULAR PATENCY; ANIMAL; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CEREBRAL REVASCULARIZATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; IMPLANTATION; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; ANIMALS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CEREBRAL REVASCULARIZATION; FEMALE; LASER SURGERY; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; SWINE;

EID: 25444499189     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2005.103.2.0328     Document Type: Article

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