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Colon transplantation: A new microvascular technique
Author(s) -
Plapler Hélio,
Cohen Zane
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
microsurgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.031
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1098-2752
pISSN - 0738-1085
DOI - 10.1002/micr.1920140313
Subject(s) - medicine , transplantation , cuff , surgery , aorta , microsurgery , inferior vena cava , portal vein
This paper describes a new transplantation technique, using the colon instead of the small bowel for intestinal transplantation. With microsurgical techniques, aljogeneic colon transplantation was carried out in rats in a hetero‐topic fashion. The vascular pedicle containing the aortic cuff and the portal vein was anastomosed to the aorta and the inferior vena cava of the host, respectively. The technique has proven reliable and reproducible, and our preliminary results suggest that the colon produces a milder rejection response than transplantation of the small bowel. © 1993 Wiley‐Liss Inc.