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Michael Stephen, FRACS; A. G. Ross Sheil, MS, FRACS; John Wong, PhD, FRACS

Arch Surg. 1978;113(5):591-593.

Abstract
• Untreated allograft saphenous veins used for arterial bypass failed in ten of 11 cases. The precise cause of failure was uncertain, but immune reactions of the recipient against the allograft seemed to be related to failure.

(Arch Surg 113:591-593, 1978)

Author Affiliations
From the Department of Surgery, University of Sydney and the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia. Dr Wong is currently at the University of Hong Kong.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication Oct 17, 1977.

Reprint requests to Department of Surgery, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Sydney, Australia (Dr Stephen).

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