Nature 212, 1258 - 1259 (10 December 1966); doi:10.1038/2121258a0

Vascular Lesions due to Obstruction of the Vasa Vasorum

YUKIFUMI NAKATA & SHIGEHIKO SHIONOYA

First Department of Surgery, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan.

DISTURBANCE of the vasa vasorum is probably a major factor in the aetiology of various vascular lesions such as cervical rib syndrome, medionecrosis, arteriosclerosis, and pulseless disease¹. Various experimental methods of destroying the vasa vasorum have been reported^2,3. These involve crushing or dissecting the adventitia, or applying acids and thermocautery to the outside of the vascular wall. We have found no references to any method involving disturbance of the vasa vasorum alone, however. This communication describes an experimental procedure designed to obstruct the vasa vasorum alone.

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