"Polytetrafluoroethylene" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Homopolymer of tetrafluoroethylene. Nonflammable, tough, inert plastic tubing or sheeting; used to line vessels, insulate, protect or lubricate apparatus; also as filter, coating for surgical implants or as prosthetic material. Synonyms: Fluoroflex; Fluoroplast; Ftoroplast; Halon; Polyfene; PTFE; Tetron.
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D011138
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D05.750.395.616 D25.720.395.616 J01.637.051.720.395.616
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| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Polytetrafluoroethylene" by people in Profiles.
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Innovative resource utilization to fashion individualized covered stents in the setting of aortic coarctation. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2011 Sep 01; 78(3):413-8.
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A prospective, randomized comparison of bovine carotid artery and expanded polytetrafluoroethylene for permanent hemodialysis vascular access. J Vasc Surg. 2011 Jun; 53(6):1640-8.
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Cell death-associated ADAMTS4 and versican degradation in vascular tissue. J Histochem Cytochem. 2009 Sep; 57(9):889-97.
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Long-term outcome of a cuffed expanded PTFE graft for hemodialysis vascular access. World J Surg. 2008 Aug; 32(8):1827-31.
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Coronary artery perforation during interventional procedures. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2006 Nov; 68(5):713-7.
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Intraperitoneal underlay ventral hernia repair utilizing bilayer expanded polytetrafluoroethylene and polypropylene mesh. Am Surg. 2003 Apr; 69(4):287-91; discussion 291-2.
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Repair of tracheal defect with Goretex graft during resection of carcinoma of the esophagus. J Surg Oncol. 1997 Oct; 66(2):134-7.
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Pathologic quiz case 2. Teflon granuloma. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1997 Feb; 123(2):231, 233.