A long term follow-up of one of the first arterial homografts

Hardaway, R.M.

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery 36(5): 491-492

1995


ISSN/ISBN: 0021-9509
PMID: 8522569
Document Number: 440884
Objective: To report a successful long term homograft of an artery. Experimental Design: Surgical arterial homograft with a long term follow up. Setting. General surgery wards of two general hospitals. Patients: 2 patients, one with a recurrent sarcoma of the thigh, the other with an osteogenic sarcoma of the humerus. Intervention: Surgical removal of all tissue of the groin including femoral and external iliac artery and vein, femoral nerve, lymphatics, muscle and ligaments. Arterial replacement with homograft from second patient. Results: Successful function of arterial homograft for 40 years. Conclusions: It is possible that arteries could be added to the list of organs that are harvested for transplantation.

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