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A Human Artery in the Hand Was Replaced with a Bovine One. Ostrava Doctors Claimed Domestic First Place

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Ostrava surgeons used a piece of artery from a cow to replace a blood vessel in the hand of a patient (58) from Ostrava who suffers from serious kidney disease. For the man, the unique procedure was literally the last chance to continue having his blood cleaned on dialysis. Doctors at the AGEL Ostrava-Vítkovice Hospital performed the biological vascular replacement for the first time in the Czech Republic.

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A Human Artery in the Hand Was Replaced with a Bovine One. Ostrava Doctors Claimed Domestic First Place

Ostrava surgeons used a piece of artery from a cow to replace a blood vessel in the hand of a patient (58) from Ostrava who suffers from serious kidney disease. For the man, the unique procedure was literally the last chance to continue having his blood cleaned on dialysis. Doctors at the AGEL Ostrava-Vítkovice Hospital performed the biological vascular replacement for the first time in the Czech Republic.

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Novinky.cz broke the news on Friday, September 18, 2026.
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