Aneurysm Formation in an Expanded Microporous Polytetrafluoroethylene Graft
- 1 February 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Surgery
- Vol. 113 (2), 211-213
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archsurg.1978.01370140101023
Abstract
• Microporous expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) has recently been proposed as an arterial graft. Although excellent graft patency rates have been achieved both experimentally and clinically, aneurysm formation of the graft has occurred in a small number of cases. This report describes a further case of aneurysm formation in a PTFE graft five months after insertion. We discuss the possible causes of graft aneurysm formation and a newly developed reinforced form of PTFE graft. (Arch Surg 113:211-213, 1978)This publication has 5 references indexed in Scilit:
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