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Aortic aneurysm replacement with Dacron graft in a 34 year old man. How long will the graft last?

¹ Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, Royal Oldham Hospital, Rochdale Road, Oldham
² North West London Hospitals NHS Trust, Northwick Park Hospital, Harrow, Middlesex

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Correspondence to:
Dr Bilal Firdaus Khan, Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, Royal Oldham Hospital, Rochdale Road, Oldham OL1 2JH, UK;
bilalfirdauskhan{at}aol.com

ABSTRACT
A unique case of an abdominal aortic aneurysm replacement in a young man of Caribbean descent is presented. The initial working diagnosis was of a mycotic aneurysm, which has recently shown resurgence with intravenous drug abuse. Blood tests and subsequent biopsy ruled that out. There was also a clinical suspicion of a connective tissue abnormality. Histological examination of the aneurysm, skin biopsy, and blood tests also ruled out this possibility. The graft used in this patient was from a new generation of grafts. In the absence of any studies on such grafts, there is the question of long term durability of the graft.

Keywords: aortic aneurysm; Dacron graft