| Title | What tissue bankers should know about the use of allograft blood vessels |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2010 |
| Authors | Dodd PD |
| Journal | Cell Tissue Bank |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pagination | 3 - 11 |
| Date Published | Feb |
| ISSN | 1573-6814 (Electronic) 1389-9333 (Linking) |
| Accession Number | 20077174 |
| Keywords | *Blood Vessel Prosthesis, Blood Vessels / *transplantation, Europe, Humans, Organ Preservation / *methods, Peripheral Vascular Diseases / *surgery, Tissue Banks / *trends |
| Abstract | Vascular allografts have been used by surgeons with varying levels of enthusiasm over the last 100 years, to treat a wide variety of vascular conditions. This article reviews the history of vascular allografts, the current indications for use, and the background to current retrieval, processing and cryopreservation techniques. |
| DOI | 10.1007/s10561-009-9149-9 |
| Notify Library Reference ID | 446 |
