title: Expanded polytetrafluoroethylene grafts in reconstructive arterial surgery. Preliminary report of the first 110 consecutive cases for limb salvage.
abstract: One hundred ten arterial reconstructions, including several new and extended bypasses, were performed with polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) grafts and were observed for three to 16 months. Patency rates were 100% with 15 bypasses to the femoral artery, 95% with 66 bypasses to the popliteal artery, and 76% with 29 bypasses to the arteries of the leg and foot. These encouraging preliminary results justify continued use and evaluation of PTFE as an arterial prosthesis.
mesh_terms: D001158:Arteries / Q000601:surgery*; D001162:Arteriosclerosis Obliterans / Q000601:surgery; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005528:Foot / Q000098:blood supply; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply*; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D011150:Popliteal Artery / Q000601:surgery; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene