Delayed reaction to a Dacron velour bypass graft.
We report a patient with multiple inflammatory reactions to Dacron vascular grafts, simulating infection. A CT-scanning showed dense fibrous tissue surrounding the grafts, with a pseudotumoral aspect and liquification. Ultimately, the Dacron grafts were replaced with polytetrafluoroethylene grafts. The inflammatory reactions subsided quickly and did not recur for a follow-up period of more than two years.
De Clerck
L S
LS
Department of Immunology, University Hospital Antwerp, Belgium.
Houthooft
D
D
Vermeylen
J
J
De Schepper
A
A
Stevens
W J
WJ
D001011:Aorta / Q000601:surgery; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000601:surgery; D005549:Foreign-Body Reaction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D012086:Reoperation
D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene