%0 Journal Article %T Implante em aorta abdominal de su¨ªno de art¨¦ria pulmonar heter¨®loga conservada em glicerina %A Oliveira %A Simone Tostes de %A Raiser %A Alceu Gaspar %A Beck %A Carlos Afonso Castro %A Contesini %A Emerson Ant£¿nio %A Cunha %A Anderson Favero %A Woehl %A Viviane Mara %A Stedile %A Rafael %A Lima %A Lederson Trindade de %J Ci¨ºncia Rural %D 2004 %I Universidade Federal de Santa Maria %R 10.1590/S0103-84782004000400050 %X this study evaluated the behavior of glycerin preserving canine pulmonary artery implanted in the abdominal aorta of two piglets, followed up for a period of five months postoperatively. autopsy examination showed dilatation of one graft and stenosis of the other, compared to the aorta near the anastomosis site, and microscopic examination showed integrity of the host site and graft. there was satisfactory healing. besides the differences between the implants (stenosis x dilatation), both pigs presented normal growing, with no clinical problem. %K vascular surgery %K graft %K biomaterials %K piglets. %U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0103-84782004000400050&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en