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Small artery reconstruction with a new vascular prosthesis

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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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  1. Department of Surgery, University of Erlangen, West Germany

    Dieter Raithel M.D. & Heinrich Groitl M.D.

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Raithel, D., Groitl, H. Small artery reconstruction with a new vascular prosthesis. World J. Surg. 4, 223–227 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02393582

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