Disruption of the expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (EPTFE) graft of axillofemoral by-pass

J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino). 1994 Apr;35(2):165-8.

Abstract

The rupture of the artificial vascular graft is a rare complication. The disruption of the expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (EPTFE) graft has never been reported. The present report describes a patient who suffered the disruption of an EPTFE graft five years after a right axillofemoral by-pass.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Axillary Artery / surgery
  • Blood Vessel Prosthesis*
  • Femoral Artery / surgery
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Polytetrafluoroethylene*
  • Prosthesis Failure

Substances

  • Polytetrafluoroethylene