Carrel: operative technique for vascular anastomoses and visceral transplantation

What changed

Described operative vascular-anastomosis techniques, including triangulation and vessel suturing intended to restore circulation for experimental transplantation work.

Scientific scope

The record is the exact 1902 Lyon Médical article. Earlier vessel-suture attempts, Carrel’s later animal transplantation series, Guthrie collaborations and successful human organ transplantation remain separate.

Evidence

The linked sources identify this contribution and its scope. WRS has not independently reconstructed the scientific claims. The record is the exact 1902 Lyon Médical article. Earlier vessel-suture attempts, Carrel’s later animal transplantation series, Guthrie collaborations and successful human organ transplantation remain separate.

Contributors

• Alexis Carrel · SCIENCE: Named source author of the scoped work; individual effort shares are not measured.

• WorldCat record for Carrel vascular-anastomosis work
• Carrel Nobel lecture on vascular sutures and transplantation

Provisional WRS assessment, edition 2026-10-16.1. Independent expert calibration is pending. This grade does not certify correctness or assign ownership.

Full scientific record · Browse contribution grades · Request a correction