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- Title
Improved technique for polytetrafluoroethylene bypass grafting: Long-term results using anastomotic vein patches.
- Authors
Taylor, Mr.R. S.; Loh, A.; McFarland, R. J.; Cox, M.; Chester, J. F.
- Abstract
Results of peripheral arterial bypass using polytetrafluoroethylene grafts have remained poor in comparison with those using saphenous vein grafts, particularly for anastomoses to tibial and peroneal vessels. A simple modification to the conventional operative technique, involving the incorporation of a vein patch into the distal anastomosis, has enabled considerable improvement. Five-year patency rates of 71 per cent for popliteal and 54 per cent for infrapopliteal grafts have been achieved in a series of 256 patients operated on between 1982 and 1989.
- Publication
British Journal of Surgery, 1992, Vol 79, Issue 4, p348
- ISSN
0007-1323
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/bjs.1800790424