External support
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external-support-266-3948481
title:
External support
text:
In cardiac surgery and vascular surgery, external support is a type of scaffold made of metal or plastic material that is inserted over the outside of the vein graft in order to decrease the intermediate and late vein graft failure after bypass surgery. An external support should be differentiated from a stent. An external support is placed on the outside of the vessel whereas a stent is inserted into the lumen of a vessel.
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wiki
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encyclopedia
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/External_support
date created:
date modified:
2024-01-04T11:09:18Z
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