Sling instead of Teflon pads?

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I’m new to TN and have been searching and reading as much as I can to be informed and I ran across a different approach or type of MVD surgery.

The surgeon created a sling out of goretex and pulled the vessel out of the way, attaching it away from the site instead of using the Teflon pads. Has anyone heard of that?

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Hi Footprints,
I have heard about it through research over the years, but it’s not mentioned often. I had the following link in my files…hope it helps.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21347661

(( hugs )) Mimi

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Thank you Mimi
It states “No patient suffered recurrence in the follow-up period.” (Although I didn’t see how much that time period was.)

I wonder why this isn’t performed more often. Must be some reason.

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I have teflon… Four years no pain here

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so thankful for you KcDancerKc!