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Shunts and security—the polytetrafluoroethylene leak
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 19 August 2008
Summary
Plasma leakage in polytetrafluoroethylene grafts arises through complex interactions between the prosthetic physical/chemical microstructure and patient environment. While many of the precipitating factors can be avoided by careful graft-handling and meticulous surgical technique, this unpredictable complication still contributes significant morbidity to shunt procedures. Protein sealing of the graft offers a possible solution to the problem.
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