The application of split-thickness skin graft as an autogenous arterial conduit in a goat (Capra hircus) model.

Adequate autogenous vein is often the limiting factor in achieving a successful infrainguinal bypass. Attempts have been made to find alternative conduits; however, these alternatives have demonstrated inferior patency rates. We attempt to show that a split-thickness skin graft conduit provides a feasible autogenous arterial conduit.

Whipple disease: a case report and review of the literature.

Whipple disease is a chronic, relapsing, and multisystem disease. It presents a diagnostic challenge for both clinicians and pathologists. Recent advances in isolation and culture have identified the organism responsible for the disease to be a member of the order Actinomycetes designated Tropheryma whipplei.

Enzymatic recontouring of auricular cartilage in a rabbit model.

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of contouring auricular cartilage in a rabbit model using biologically active enzymes injected subcutaneously.

Methods: The first phase determined the most effective volume and concentration required to affect the cartilage. To accomplish this task, we used ex vivo rabbit ears from a slaughterhouse.

Mesenchymal dysplasia of the placenta.

Placental mesenchymal dysplasia is a rare human placental disorder in which the placenta is enlarged and contains cystic villi and dilated vasculature. It is important to recognize this disorder because it may mimic a partial hydatidiform mole. In contrast to a partial mole, mesenchymal dysplasia may coexist with a normal fetus.

Relationship between the extent of histologic villous mineralization and stillbirth in aneuploid and euploid fetuses.

Objective: To describe the relationship between the degree of placental histologic villous mineralization (VM) and stillbirth in aneuploid and euploid fetuses.

Methods: The extent of VM for aneuploid and gestational age-matched euploid placentas was graded semiquantitatively on a 0 to 3 scale based on the number of terminal or stem villi containing mineralizations in forty x10 fields of view. The extent of VM was analyzed in relation to fetal status at delivery (liveborn or stillborn) for both aneuploid and euploid fetuses.