Anastomotic Rupture at the Site of Polytrafluoroethylene (PTFE)

Sadettin  Karacagil; Christer  Ljungman; Annika  Boström; Anders  Hellberg

doi:10.3109/2000-1967-178

Anastomotic Rupture at the Site of Polytrafluoroethylene (PTFE)

Sadettin Karacagil Department of Surgery, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
Christer Ljungman Department of Surgery, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
Annika Boström Department of Surgery, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
Anders Hellberg Department of Surgery, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3109/2000-1967-178

Abstract

Two female patients, 63 and 78 years of age, underwent femoropopliteal bypass with polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) graft and distal vein cuff. They developed graft occlusion due to false aneurysm at the site of vein cuff during one and eight weeks after surgery, respectively. Improper suture technique or weak vein wall might lead to suture disruption leading to false aneurysm as presented in this article.

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2009-07-12

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Karacagil S., Ljungman C., Boström A., & Hellberg A. (2009). Anastomotic Rupture at the Site of Polytrafluoroethylene (PTFE). Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences, 105(3), 245-248. https://doi.org/10.3109/2000-1967-178

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Vol. 105 No. 3 (2000): Upsala J Med Sci

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