Composite vein graft reconstruction for infected descending aortic prosthesis.
case_report · Level V
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 22632507.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.08.056.
- No licence information is recorded for this record.
- Because redistribution is not established, this page shows the abstract only. Follow the links below for the full text.
Abstract
We report a case of successful in situ replacement with a superficial femoropopliteal vein panel graft for Dacron graft infection of the thoracic aorta. A 75-year-old man presented with septicemia and pseudoaneurysm caused by methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus 2 years after Dacron graft replacement of the mid-descending aortic aneurysm. The patient underwent in situ replacement with a panel graft constructed of 3 deep vein panels after excision of the infected Dacron graft. The patient is free of infection and doing well over 2 years after surgery.
Medical subject headings
- Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic
- Blood Vessel Prosthesis
- Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
- Polyethylene Terephthalates
- Postoperative Complications
- Prosthesis-Related Infections
- Staphylococcal Infections
- Veins