Small artery reconstruction with a new vascular prosthesis |
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Authors: | Dieter Raithel M.D. Heinrich Groitl M.D. |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Surgery, University of Erlangen, West Germany;(2) Chir. Klinik mit Poliklinik der Univ. Erlangen-Nurnberg, D-8052 Erlangen, West Germany |
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Abstract: | In the Surgical Department of the University of Erlangen, 307 reconstructions in all areas of the arterial tree were performed with PTFE (GORE-TEX®) grafts, of which 188 were performed in the femoral-popliteal and femoral-crural areas. Femoral-popliteal bypass grafts above the knee joint remained patent in 93% of the patients during an average follow-up time of 6.7 months. Below the knee joint, the patency rate was 85% during an average follow-up time of 5.6 months. In the proximal aorta, aorta-renal, and aorta-femoral areas, long-term results with the PTFE graft have been excellent. |
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