GORE-TEX® Vascular Graft

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Adjunctive Therapy

Deutsch M, Meinhart J, Howanietz N, et al. The bridge graft: A new concept for infrapopliteal surgery. European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery 2001;21:508-12.

Loh A, Chester JF, Taylor RS. PTFE bypass grafting to isolated popliteal segments in critical limb ischaemia. European Journal of Vascular Surgery 1993;7:26-30.

Mayer DA, Zingale RG, Tsapogas MJ. Duplex scanning of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene dialysis shunts: Impact on patient management and graft survival. Vascular Surgery 1993;27:647-658

Sanchez LA, Snuggs WD, Veith FJ, Marin ML, Wengerter KR, Panetta TF. Is surveillance to detect failing polytetrafluoroethylene bypasses worthwhile?: Twelve-year experience with ninety-one grafts. Journal of Vascular Surgery 1993;18:981-990.

Taylor RS, Loh A, McFarland RJ, Cox M, Chester JF. Improved technique for polytetrafluoroethylene bypass grafting: Long-term results using anastomotic vein patches. British Journal of Surgery 1992;79:348-354.

Sottiurai VS, Batson RC. Technique to prevent aortic anastomotic bleeding and kinking with bifurcated PTFE grafts. European Journal of Vascular Surgery 1991;5:577-579.

Ricco JB, Gauthier JB, Richer J-P, Carretier M, Barbier J. Remote arteriovenous fistula with infrapopliteal polytetrafluoroethylene bypass for critical schema. Annals of Vascular Surgery1991;5:525-528.

Sanchez LA, Gupta SK, Veith FJ, et al. A ten-year experience with one hundred fifty failing or threatened vein and polytetrafluoroethylene arterial bypass grafts. Journal of Vascular Surgery1991;14:729-738.

Flinn WR, Rohrer MJ, Yao JST, McCarthy III WJ, Fahey VA, Bergan JJ. Improved long-term patency of infragenicular polytetrafluoroethylene grafts. Journal of Vascular Surgery 1988;7:685-690.

Paty PSK, Shah DM, Saifi J, et al. Remote distal arteriovenous fistula to improve infrapopliteal bypass patency. Journal of Vascular Surgery 1990;11:171-178.

Shoenfeld NA, Eldrup-Jorgensen J, Connolly R, et al. The effect of low molecular weight dextran on platelet deposition onto prosthetic materials. Journal of Vascular Surgery 1987;5:76-82.

Sanders RJ, Rosales C, Pearce WH. Creation and closure of temporary arteriovenous fistulas for venous reconstruction or thrombectomy: Description of technique. Journal of Vascular Surgery 1987;6:504-505.

Clowes AW. The role of aspirin in enhancing arterial graft patency. Journal of Vascular Surgery 1986;3:381-388.

McCready RA, Price MA, Kryscio RJ, Hyde GL, Mattingly SS, Griffen Jr. WO. Failure of antiplatelet therapy with Ibuprofen (Motrin) to prevent neointimal fibrous hyperplasia. Journal of Vascular Surgery1985;2:205-213.

Miller JH, Foreman RK, Ferguson L, Faris I. Interposition vein cuff for anastomosis of prosthesis to small artery. Australian New Zealand Journal of Surgery 1984;54:283-285.

Batson RC, Sottiurai VS, Craighead CC. Linton patch angioplasty. An adjunct to distal bypass with polytetrafluoroethylene grafts. Annals of Surgery 1984;199:684-693.

Collier PE, Saracco GM, Diamond DL. Streptokinase and transluminal angioplasty in reclamation of AV fistula. Contemporary Surgery 1984;24:69-71.

Goldman MD, Simpson D, Hawker RJ, Norcott HC, McCollum CN. Aspirin and dipyridamole reduce platelet deposition on prosthetic femoro-popliteal grafts in man. Annals of Surgery 1983;198:713-716.

Samson RH, Gupta SK, Scher LA, Veith FJ. Arterial spasm complicating distal vascular bypass procedures. Archives of Surgery 1982;117:973-975.

Green RM, Roedersheimer LR, DeWeese JA. Effects of aspirin and dipyridamole on expanded polytetrafluoroethylene graft patency. Surgery 1982;92:1016-1026.

 

Aortic Reconstruction

Prager M, Polterauer P, Böhmig H-J, et al. Collagen versus gelatin-coated Dacron versus stretch polytetrafluoroethylene in abdominal aortic bifurcation graft surgery: Results of a seven-year prospective, randomized multicenter trial. Surgery 2001;130(3):408-414.

Chiesa R, Melissano G, Castellano R, Frigerio S. Extensible expanded polytetrafluoroethylene vascular grafts for aortoiliac and aortofemoral reconstruction. Cardiovascular Surgery 2000;8(7):538-544.

Abad C. Experience with the use of polytetrafluoroethylene pericardial membrane (Preclude Pericardial Membrane) for retroperitoneal closure after abdominal aortic surgery. Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery 1997;38:283-286.

Shah DM, Darling III RC, Kreienberg PB, et al. A critical approach for longitudinal clinical trial of stretch PTFE aortic grafts. Cardiovascular Surgery 1997;5:414-418.

Mohan CR, Hoballah JJ, Martinasevic M, Schueppert MT, Sharp WJ, Kresowik TF, Corson JD. The aortic polytetrafluoroethylene graft: Further experience. European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery 1996;11:158-163.

Friedman SG, Lazzaro RS, Spier LN, Moccio C, Tortolani AJ. A prospective randomized comparison of Dacron and polytetrafluoroethylene aortic bifurcation grafts. Surgery 1995;117:7-10.

Erdoes LS, Berman SS, Bernhard VM, Mulcahy M, Hunter GC. Clinical and CT evaluation of a new stretch polytetrafluoroethylene aortic graft. Annals of Vascular Surgery 1995;9:441-447.

Chiesa R, Melissano G, Castellano R, Astore D, Castrucci M, Del Maschio A, Grossi A. A new ePTFE stretch graft for aorto-iliac reconstructions. Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery 1995;36:135-141.

Zelinskas EJ. Abdominal aortic aneurysmectomy with graft bypass. The Surgical Technologist 1993;25:8-13,23.

Miller JH. Partial replacement of an infected arterial graft by a new prosthetic polytetrafluoroethylene segment: A new therapeutic option. Journal of Vascular Surgery 1993;17:546-558.

Leather RP, Darling III RC, Chang BB, Shah DM. Retroperitoneal in-line aortic bypass for treatment of infected infrarenal aortic grafts. Surgery, Gynecology and Obstetrics 1992;175:491-494.

Bandyk DF, Bergamini TM, Kinney EV, Seabrook GR, Towne JB. In situ replacement of vascular prostheses infected by bacterial biofilms. Journal of Vascular Surgery 1991;13:575-583.

Sottiurai VS, Batson RC. Technique to prevent aortic anastomotic bleeding and kinking with bifurcated PTFE grafts. European Journal of Vascular Surgery 1991;5:577-579.

Cormier JM, Fichelle JM, Vennin J, Laurian C, Gigou F. Atherosclerotic occlusive disease of the superior mesenteric artery: Late results of reconstructive surgery. Annals of Vascular Surgery 1991;5:510-518.

DeFeo AP. A technique for expediting the proximal anastomosis of large diameter polytetrafluoroethylene grafts. Surgery, Gynecology & Obstetrics 1991;172:236-238.

Corson JD, Baraniewski HM, Shah DM, Kaufmann J, Leather RP. Large diameter expanded polytetrafluoroethylene grafts for infrarenal aortic aneurysm surgery. Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery 1990;31:702-705.

Sottiurai VS, Smith B, Dial P. Aortobipopliteal bypass via the obturator formina. Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery 1990;31:121-123.

Yeager RA, Moneta GL, Taylor Jr. LM, Harris Jr. EJ, McConnell DB, Porter JM. Improving survival and limb salvage in patients with aortic graft infection. American Journal of Surgery 1990;159:466-469.

Petrovic P, Lotina S, Djordjevic M, et al. Results of 132 PTFE (Gore-Tex) bifurcated graft implantations. Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery 1989;30:897-901.

Lord RSA, Nash PA, Raj BT, et al. Prospective randomized trial of polytetrafluoroethylene and Dacron aortic prosthesis. I. Perioperative results. Annals of Vascular Surgery 1988;3:248-254.

Corson JD, Reinhardt R, Von Grondell A, Shah D, Kaufman J, Leather R. Clinical and experimental evaluation of aortic polytetrafluoroethylene grafts for aneurysm replacement. Archives of Surgery 1988;123:453-457.

Cintora I, Pearce DE, Cannon JA. A clinical survey of aortobifemoral bypass using two inherently different graft types. Annals of Surgery 1988;208:625-630.

Ueyama T Nagai A, Murakami A, Tomikawa M, Seki M, Yamamoto K. Clinical experience with PTFE graft replacement in the descending thoracic aorta. International Angiology 1987;6:243-246.

Cavallaro A, Sciacca V, Cisternino S, et al. Experimental study of the interaction between aortic grafts and the intestine: Dacron vs PTFE. Vascular Surgery 1987;21:243-247.

Corson JD, Leather RP, Shah DM, Leopold PW, Chang BB, Karmody AM. Extraperitoneal aortic bypass with exclusion of the intact infra-renal aortic aneurysm: The in-situ management of aortic aneurysms. Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery 1987;28:274-276.

Burke Jr. PM, Herrmann JB, Cutler BS. Optimal grafting methods for the small abdominal aorta. Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery 1987;28:420-426.

Dahn MS, Jacobs LA. Common iliac to femoral bypass: An alternative in the high risk patient. American Surgeon 1986;52:374-376.

McCroskey BL, Iliopoulos JI, Keushkerian SM, Thomas JH, Hermreck AS, Pierce GE. Ultrasonographic and angiographic evaluation of polytetrafluoroethylene aortic bifurcation grafts. American Journal of Surgery 1985;150:757-761.

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