ABSTRACT
I) In most medical schools, the diseases of organ systems are divided within an integrated curriculum and are not taught in order, however, this situation will improve if several conditions are fulfilled.<BR>2) The conditions that should be fulfilled are maintaining sufficient time for teaching general pathology and for bedside learning in the hospital's department of pathology.<BR>3) Examples of training methods in the pathology of organ systems devised at various medical schools include the use of a virtual slide system, the presentation of surgically resected material, and practical training at a hospital's department of pathology.
ABSTRACT
A case of a 77-year-old man is reported, who developed late rupture of the knitted Darcon velour graft by blunt trauma 8 years after implantation for axillo-femoral bypass. Dacron fiber deterioration, which led the graft to fragility, might have played a main role in the clinical setting. This case clearly emphasizes that with its possibility to be deteriorated life-long care and follow up should be taken for the patients who undergo arterial reconstructive surgery using Dacron prostheses.