Abstract
We thank Marshall Vittorio Pignoli (Italian Army School of Artillery, Bracciano, Italy) for his technical support. We are grateful to Harvey Spector, John Fenton (Crozer-Chester Medical Center), Ignazio R. Marino (University of Pittsburgh, Veterans Administration Medical Center), and Jonna Detweiler for their help in revising the manuscript. We also express our gratitude to Immuno, S.p.A., Pisa, Italy, for their contribution of some of the fibrin glue, Tissucol.
The current address of Josef W. Kobos is the Department of Pathology, Medical Academy of Lodz, Lodz, Poland.