Anastomotic false aneurysms with aortic Dacron graft after twenty-five years.
One of the early diamond crimped knitted polyester (Dacron) grafts was surgically excised after implantation for 25 years in the aorto-biiliac position because of false aneurysm formation at the three anastomotic sites. The sutures were no longer visible. While the areas around the false aneurysm were poorly incorporated, the graft limbs were well encapsulated with some endothelial-like cells on the luminal surface. The integrity of the graft was well preserved despite mild fraying and the disruption of one stitch.
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Laboratoire d'Analyses Fonctionnelles, Hôpital Saint-François d'Assise, Québec City, Canada.
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Gosselin
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D000328:Adult; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000473:pathology*; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006083:Graft Occlusion, Vascular / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011475:Prosthesis Failure
D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates