title: Small artery reconstruction with a new vascular prosthesis.
abstract: In the Surgical Department of the University of Erlangen, 307 reconstructions in all areas of the arterial tree were performed with PTFE (GORE-TEX) grafts, of which 188 were performed in the femoral-popliteal and femoral-crural areas. Femoral-popliteal bypass grafts above the knee joint remained patent in 93% of the patients during an average follow-up time of 6.7 months. Below the knee joint, the patency rate was 85% during an average follow-up time of 5.6 months. In the proximal aorta, aorta-renal, and aorta-femoral areas, long-term results with the PTFE graft have been excellent.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001011:Aorta / Q000601:surgery; D001158:Arteries / Q000601:surgery*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D006085:Graft Survival; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D011150:Popliteal Artery / Q000601:surgery; D012077:Renal Artery / Q000601:surgery; D013348:Subclavian Artery / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene