Vein patch angioplasty with non-penetrating titanium clips. Comparison to standard suture technique

E. Pikoulis; P. Rhee; T. Nishibe; D. Koronarchis; A. Leppäniemi; I. Karavokyros; D. Burris; C. Bakoyiannis; N. Fishback; D. Wherry; N. Rich

doi:10.1080/00015458.2009.11680530

Vein patch angioplasty with non-penetrating titanium clips. Comparison to standard suture technique

E. Pikoulis, P. Rhee, T. Nishibe, D. Koronarchis, A. Leppäniemi, I. Karavokyros^*, D. Burris, C. Bakoyiannis, N. Fishback, D. Wherry, N. Rich

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Abstract

Our purpose was to compare the Vascular Closure Staples (VCS) clips to a standard suture technique for vein patch angioplasty in a porcine model. Six female pigs underwent vein patch angioplasty of the common iliac arteries with either VCS clips or continuous suturing. The reconstructed vessels were evaluated macroscopically, angio-graphically and histologically after two months by re- operation. There was a non significant trend towards shorter reconstruction (6.5 ± 1.8 min. for clips vs. 8.5 ± 1.7 min. for sutures, p = 0.15) and clamp times when clips were used (8.4 ± 1.5 min. vs. 10.1 ± 1.3 min., p = 0.15). At re-operation all vessels were found patent without significant histological differences regarding the intimal reaction. VCS clips are a reliable alternative to sutures for vein patch angioplasty.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	756-759
Number of pages	4
Journal	Acta Chirurgica Belgica
Volume	109
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/00015458.2009.11680530
State	Published - 2009
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Titanium clips
Vascular repair
Vascular trauma
Vein patch

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