CC BY 4.0 · Aorta (Stamford) 2016; 04(05): 162-166
DOI: 10.12945/j.aorta.2016.15.034
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Treatment of Dacron Grafting Dilatation with Endovascular Stent Graftıng

Murat Ugurlucan
1   Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Istanbul University Istanbul Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey
,
Didem Melis Oztas
1   Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Istanbul University Istanbul Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey
,
Yilmaz Onal
2   Department of Radiology, Istanbul University Istanbul Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey
,
Cagla Canbay
1   Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Istanbul University Istanbul Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey
,
Omer Ali Sayin
1   Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Istanbul University Istanbul Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey
,
Mehmet Barburoglu
2   Department of Radiology, Istanbul University Istanbul Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey
,
Muslum Ercument Filik
3   Department of Thoracic Surgery, Duzce Ataturk State Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
,
Deniz Ocal
4   Department of General Surgery, Duzce Ataturk State Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
,
Mehmet Buget
5   Department of Anesthesia, Istanbul University Istanbul Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey
,
Bulent Acunas
2   Department of Radiology, Istanbul University Istanbul Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey
,
Ufuk Alpagut
1   Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Istanbul University Istanbul Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey
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Publication History

22 October 2015

15 July 2016

Publication Date:
24 September 2018 (online)

Abstract

Dacron grafts are frequently used during surgical revascularization procedures. Complications including graft thrombosis and infection are well known; however, aneurysm formation is extremely rare. In this report, we describe dilatation of a Dacron graft detected four years after aortobifemoral bypass procedure in a 50-year-old male patient who was treated with endovascular stent grafting.

 
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