Interposition grafting with expanded polytetrafluoroethylene for portal hypertension.
If an interposition graft for the decompression of esophageal varices is necessary, Gore-Tex may be the graft material of choice. It is intert, nonthrombogenic and, possibly, thrombo-resistant. These characteristics of Gore-Tex explain the ease with which a graft thrombectomy was performed in one patient when necessary. Final appraisal of a synthetic venous prosthesis requires many months, if not years, of in vivo evaluation. Nevertheless, when an interposition graft is necessary for the decompression of esophageal varices, it appears that a clinical trial of Gore-Tex is reasonable in view of its characteristics.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis / Q000379:methods*; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D011167:Portacaval Shunt, Surgical / Q000379:methods*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous; D014680:Veins / Q000637:transplantation
D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene