Table 1: Main characteristics of the explanted grafts. Reference number is the reference number given in the first clinical description of the series. (MDV: Microvel Double Velour; CDV: Cooley Double Velour; RL: remeshing line; GL: guide line).

Explant reference Prosthetic type Year of implantation Year of explantation Lifetime (months) Reason for explantation Location of implantation Prosthetic segment affected Ruptured area A CDV 1980 1993 156 Bilateral false-aneurysm Axillo bi-femoral limb RL B CDV 1981 1995 168 Multiplefalse-aneurysms Axillo bi-femoral Entire prosthesis RL, GL C CDV 1982 1999 204 False-aneurysmand dilatation Aorto bi-femoral limb GL D CDV 1979 1997 204 False-aneurysm Axillo bi-femoral limb RL, GL E CDV 1978 1998 240 False-aneurysm Aorto bi-femoral body RL F MDV 1978 1998 240 False-aneurysm Aorto bi-femoral limb GL