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Roy T. Faulkner, DVM; George S. M. Cowan, Jr, MD; Lloyd Rothouse, MD

Arch Surg. 1979;114(8):939-943.

Abstract
• Grafts of expanded 30-µ fibril length polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) were inserted as segmental femoral vein replacements in nine dogs. The contralateral femoral vein served as a control, receiving a graft from each dog's right external jugular vein. Graft patency was monitored for 24 weeks postoperatively with serial venograms and venous pressures of the operated limbs. All expanded PTFE grafts and one autogenous graft thrombosed within 24 to 48 hours. Significant venous hypertension in the extremities receiving the PTFE grafts persisted for six months.

(Arch Surg 114:939-943, 1979)

Author Affiliations
From the Clinical Investigation Service, Dwight David Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Fort Gordon, Ga. Dr Faulkner is now at the University of Minnesota, St Paul.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication Dec 12, 1978.

The opinions and assertions contained herein are the private views of the authors and are not to be construed as official or as reflecting the views of the Department of the Army or the Department of Defense.

Reprint requests to Clinical Investigation Service, Dwight David Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Fort Gordon, GA 30905 (Ms Rosina Martinez).

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