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The 7mm ringed PTFE graft passed into the tunneler (now removed).                                                Endarterectomy at the proximal and distal anastomoses was necessary to enable
                                                                                                                               effective suturing, as the arteries were very calcified. This photograph shows the
                                                                                                                               plaque removed from the femoral artery.




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                                                                                    Ringed PTFE graft






































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