<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pikoulis, E</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Rhee, P</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Nishibe, T</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Koronarchis, D</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Leppäniemi, A</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Karavokyros, I</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Burris, D</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Bakoyiannis, C</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Fishback, N</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Wherry, D</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Rich, N</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Vein patch angioplasty with non-penetrating titanium clips. Comparison to standard suture technique.</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Acta Chir Belg</style></secondary-title><alt-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Acta Chir. Belg.</style></alt-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Anastomosis, Surgical</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Angioplasty</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Animals</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Female</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Reoperation</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Suture Techniques</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Swine</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Titanium</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Vascular Patency</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Wound Healing</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2009</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2009 Nov-Dec</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">109</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">756-9</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">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, angiographically 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.</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">6</style></issue><custom1><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20184062?dopt=Abstract</style></custom1></record></records></xml>