Polytetrafluoroethylene bypasses to infrapopliteal arteries without cuffs or patches: A better option than amputation in patients without autologous vein
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Distal polytetrafluoroethylene bypasses in patients older than 75 years.
HYPOTHESIS Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) alone is justified for infrapopliteal arterial grafting in elderly patients with critical ischemia of the lower limbs who lack a suitable, autogenous saphenous vein. DESIGN A consecutive sample clinical study with a mean follow-up of 16 months. SETTING The surgical department of an academic tertiary care center and an affiliated secondary care cente...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Vascular Surgery
سال: 1996
ISSN: 0741-5214
DOI: 10.1016/s0741-5214(96)70280-x