Disruption of the expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (EPTFE) graft of axillofemoral by-pass
Onoe, M.; Watarida, S.; Sugita, T.; Shiraishi, S.; Nojima, T.; Nakajiama, Y.; Jun, A.; Tabata, R.; Matsuno, S.; Mori, A.
Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery 35(2): 165-168
1994
ISSN/ISBN: 0021-9509 PMID: 8195279 Document Number: 433448
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.
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