Abstract:Infection and anastomotic pseudo-aneurysm formation are the usually reported complications in the use of dacron prosthesis in arterial by-pass surgery. We report a case of true aneurysm formation in the body of a knitted dacron graft used to by-pass a symptomatic above knee occlusion of the superficial femoral artery when suitable long saphenous vein was not available. This was diagnosed 10 years after surgery. A true aneurysm may be a result of pre-implantation trauma to the graft or to late fibre degeneratio… Show more
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