RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Renal revascularization with polytetrafluoroethylene grafts
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 365
OP 369
VO 51
IS 2
A1 Raja B. Khauli
A1 Andrew C. Novick
A1 George V. Coseriu
YR 1984
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/51/2/365.abstract
AB Ten patients have undergone renal vascular reconstruction with an aortorenal bypass using a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) graft. These operations were indicated as treatment for renovascular hypertension in 9 patients and for renal allotransplantation in 1. Vascular reconstruction was technically successful in all patients with no perioperative complications. Blood pressure control was improved in all patients, and in all those with renal insufficiency preoperatively, renal function was improved or stabilized. Renal revascularization with PTFE grafts has yielded excellent results and offers acceptable surgical management for renovascular disease in selected patients.