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J Reconstr Microsurg 1988; 4(2): 155-159
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1006914
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© 1988 by Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.

The Interposition Arteriovenous Loop Revisited

Geoffrey G. Hallock
  • Division of Plastic Surgery, Allentown Affiliated Hospitals, Allentown, Pennsylvania
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Accepted for publication 1987

Publication Date:
08 March 2008 (online)

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ABSTRACT

In clinical situations when both arterial and venous interposition vein grafts are mandatory, we invariably harvest a single graft of adequate length to create an initial arteriovenous loop. This concept deserves re-emphasis, as satisfactory recipient anastomoses can be achieved prior to bisecting the loop, with subsequent immediate donor tissue transfer. Concern for prolonged warm ischemia time is thereby minimized.