Between 1993 and 2002, 41 operations were performed for formation of a vascular access (VA) to conduct hemodialysis using vascular transplants: autogenous veins (8 cases) and PTFE allografts (33 cases). Experience gained with the use of autogenous veins and PTFE allografts for creation of a permanent VA to carry out hemodialysis was summarized and analyzed. An attempt was made to explain the causes of thrombosis of autogenous veins transplanted and allo-vessels implanted on the basis of the new general theory of circulation.
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