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Acute perigraft seroma simulating anastomotic bleeding of a PTFE graft applied as an arteriovenous shunt for hemodialysis

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Annals of Vascular Surgery

Abstract

Perigraft seroma is an uncommonly reported complication of polytetrafluoroethylene grafts applied as an arteriovenous shunt for hemodialysis. It usually presents as a soft tissue swelling around the arterial end of the graft and occurs within 30 days after implantation. An unusual presentation of perigraft seroma occurring immediately after implantation is reported herein.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Hadassah Hebrew University Hospital, P.O. Box 12000, 91120, Jerusalem, Israel

    Ahmed Eid MD & Sergey Lyass MD

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Eid, A., Lyass, S. Acute perigraft seroma simulating anastomotic bleeding of a PTFE graft applied as an arteriovenous shunt for hemodialysis. Annals of Vascular Surgery 10, 290–291 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02001895

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