Open AccessAnastomotic Rupture at the Site of Polytrafluoroethylene (PTFE)
Author(s) -
Sadettin Karacagil,
Christer Ljungman,
Annika Boström,
Anders Hellberg
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
upsala journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.808
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 2000-1967
pISSN - 0300-9734
DOI - 10.3109/2000-1967-178
Subject(s) - medicine , cuff , anastomosis , polytetrafluoroethylene , aneurysm , fibrous joint , surgery , vein , bypass surgery , artery , materials science , metallurgy
Two female patients, 63 and 78 years of age, underwent femoropopliteal bypass with polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) graft and distal vein cuff. They developed graft occlusion due to false aneurysm at the site of vein cuff during one and eight weeks after surgery, respectively. Improper suture technique or weak vein wall might lead to suture disruption leading to false aneurysm as presented in this article.