"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Polytetrafluoroethylene" by people in Profiles.
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Popliteal artery pseudoaneurysm due to femur exostosis. Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2019 Jan; 27(1):39-41.
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Teflon granulomas mimicking cerebellopontine angle tumors following microvascular decompression. Laryngoscope. 2017 03; 127(3):715-719.
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Coupling sodium dodecyl sulfate-capillary polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis with matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry via a poly(tetrafluoroethylene) membrane. Anal Chem. 2011 Mar 01; 83(5):1784-90.
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Innominate vein-right atrial bypass for relief of superior vena cava syndrome due to pacemaker lead thrombosis. J Card Surg. 2010 Nov; 25(6):752-5.
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Endoscopic injection of submucosal bulking agents for the management of incontinent catheterizable channels. J Pediatr Urol. 2009 Aug; 5(4):265-8.
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Sheath-assisted controlled deployment technique for Excluder bifurcated main body. J Vasc Surg. 2006 May; 43(5):1060-3.
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Laser pressure catapulting followed by B actin gene identification in Japanese quail macrochromosomes and microchromosomes using teflon-coated coverslip slides. J Microsc. 2005 Jun; 218(Pt 3):219-24.
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Immobilization of human thrombomodulin to expanded polytetrafluoroethylene. J Surg Res. 2002 Jun 15; 105(2):200-8.
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Extracranial internal carotid artery aneurysms: results of a surgical series with long-term follow-up. J Vasc Surg. 1996 Apr; 23(4):587-94; discussion 594-5.
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Neonatal coarctation repair. Influence of technique on late results. Circulation. 1993 Nov; 88(5 Pt 2):II198-204.