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Ann Thorac Surg 1977;23:371-373
© 1977 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Teflon Embolization to Pulmonary Arteries

Jerry Weingarten, M.D.*, Shirley L. Kauffman, M.D.

Department of Pathology, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY.

Accepted for publication September 15, 1976.

* Address reprint requests to Dr. Weingarten, Department of Pathology, Downstate Medical Center, 450 Clarkson Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11203.

A previously unreported complication of cardiac surgery, embolization to the lungs from Teflon pledgets, is presented. The pathological changes found in the pulmonary arteries postmortem are described and their possible clinical significance is discussed. Properties inherent in Teflon are implicated in the origin of the embolization.






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