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Late complications after alloplastic vascular replacement
Publikationstyp
Journal Article
Date Issued
2001
Sprache
English
Author(s)
Riepe, Gunnar
Chakfé, Nabil
Meincke, J.
Seemann, D.
Klinggräff, G.
Imig, H.
First published in
Number in series
118
Volume
118
Start Page
475
End Page
477
Citation
Kongressbd. Deutsche Gesellschaft für Chirurgie 118:475-477 (2001)
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Publisher
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Chirurgie
The follow-up of 273 AAA patients operated 1981-1985 showed a mean dilation of polyester grafts of 17.4% in 12 days and 34.8% in 3 years. This early dilation is due to mesh expansion of the warp knitted grafts. It has no clinical relevance. In contrary the late dilation after approximately 10 years is due to degradation. The evaluation of 436 explanted grafts attained from 75 hospitals showed graft rupture to be the cause of the explanation for 42/255 (16%) polyester grafts and 2/42 (5%) PTFE grafts. The most ruptures were observed in the surrounding of the inguinal ligament after 10 to 20 years of duration. In comparison to modern endovascular grafts the conventional polyester and PTFE grafts still are the gold standard of durability.
DDC Class
610: Medicine, Health
620: Engineering