Treatment of a saphenous vein graft to right ventricle fistula with a PTFE-covered stent: a case report.
This report demonstrates the use of a covered stent for the correction of a fistula from a saphenous vein graft to the right ventricle. The use of this stent resulted in complete obliteration of the fistulous tract and restoration of flow into the sequential limb of the graft.
Smith
R W
RW
Heart Center, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75246, USA.
Schussler
J M
JM
Anwar
A
A
Donsky
M S
MS
D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation; D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000473:pathology* / Q000637:transplantation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000473:pathology* / Q000637:transplantation*; D015607:Stents; D016157:Vascular Fistula / Q000601:surgery*
D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene