Polytetrafluoroethylene reconstruction of the inferior vena cava.
Three successful cases of reconstruction of the inferior vena cava (one of the bifurcation) by polytetrafluoroethylene grafts suggest further trial of this solution for a difficult and hitherto unsolved problem.
D000293:Adolescent; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000601:surgery; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*
D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene