Knitted Dacron ultra-lightweight grafts--a warning.
A 61-year-old man presented with gross femoral and abdominal pulsation secondary to severe ectasia of an ultra-lightweight Dacron graft. All patients who have received this particular graft should be followed up closely and probably the graft should be replaced if progressive enlargement occurs.
D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates / Q000009:adverse effects*
D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates