Training a Sophisticated Microsurgical Technique: Interposition of External Jugular Vein Graft in the Common Carotid Artery in Rats

Karina Schleimer; Jochen Grommes; Andreas Greiner; Houman Jalaie; Johannes Kalder; Stephan Langer; Thomas A. Koeppel; Michael Jacobs; Maria Kokozidou

doi:10.3791/4124

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Training a Sophisticated Microsurgical Technique: Interposition of External Jugular Vein Graft in the Common Carotid Artery in Rats

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Training a Sophisticated Microsurgical Technique: Interposition of External Jugular Vein Graft in the Common Carotid Artery in Rats

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15:21 min

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November 11, 2012

DOI:

10.3791/4124-v

DOI:

10.3791/4124-v

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15:21 min

November 11, 2012

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Karina Schleimer¹, Jochen Grommes¹, Andreas Greiner¹, Houman Jalaie¹, Johannes Kalder¹, Stephan Langer¹, Thomas A. Koeppel¹, Michael Jacobs¹, Maria Kokozidou¹

¹European Vascular Center Aachen-Maastricht, Department of Vascular Surgery,University Hospital RWTH Aachen

Summary

Neointimal hyperplasia is the primary cause of stenosis in arterialized veins. We propose a new protocol whereby the right external jugular vein is grafted using the cuff technique in the common carotid artery of Sprague Dawley rats. The survival rate was 100 % at the time point of sacrifice.