The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 134, Issue 6 , Pages 1513-1518 , December 2007

Sutureless anastomoses of rabbit carotid arteries with BioGlue

  • Wolfgang Schiller, MD

      Affiliations

    • Clinic for Cardiac Surgery, University Clinic Bonn, Bonn, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Wolfgang Schiller, MD, Klinik und Poliklinik für Herzchirurgie, Sigmund-Freud-Strasse 25, 53105 Bonn, Germany.
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  • Heike Rudorf, DVM

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Medical Imaging, University of Ghent, Merelbeke, Belgium.
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  • Christoph B. Welzel, MD

      Affiliations

    • Clinic for Cardiac Surgery, University Clinic Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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  • Martin J. Kiderlen, MD

      Affiliations

    • Clinic for Cardiac Surgery, University Clinic Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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  • Chris Probst, MD

      Affiliations

    • Clinic for Cardiac Surgery, University Clinic Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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  • Oliver Dewald, MD

      Affiliations

    • Clinic for Cardiac Surgery, University Clinic Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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  • Armin Welz, MD

      Affiliations

    • Clinic for Cardiac Surgery, University Clinic Bonn, Bonn, Germany

Received 14 March 2007 ,Revised 24 July 2007 ,Accepted 30 August 2007.

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PII: S0022-5223(07)01392-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.08.015

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 134, Issue 6 , Pages 1513-1518 , December 2007

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