[Small parietal thrombi in artificial bypass grafts]

Abstract

During the last five years, 51 femoro-popliteal polytetrafluoroethylene grafts were implanted in patients in the Second Surgical University Clinic, Vienna. In four of these patients an angiogram performed shortly after operation showed numerous small parietal thrombi on the artificial graft, a review of the literature has not shown any similar reports. The clinical importance and consequences of this observation are discussed.