Effect of postoperative fractionated radiotherapy on canine ePTFE graft neointima and anastomotic stoma healing: A preliminary experimental study
Objective: The present study aimed to determine whether postoperative fractionated radiotherapy, at a total dose of 35 Gy, affected expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) graft anastomotic stoma healing and neointima formation. Methods: The subrenal abdominal aortas of 20 mongrel dogs were replace...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2011-07-01
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| Series: | Asian Journal of Surgery |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1015958411000121 |