Replacement of infected thoracic aortic prosthesis with a spiral composite vein graft.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We describe a case of a patient who had a ruptured aorta repaired by femorofemoral bypass with an interposition graft and subsequently had a graft infection. The patient was taken to operation and the old graft was removed. It was replaced by a spiral great saphenous vein graft. The patient has been followed up for 36 months with computed tomographic scanning, which has shown that the vein graft has not dilated.
Medical subject headings
- Aorta, Thoracic
- Blood Vessel Prosthesis
- Prosthesis-Related Infections
- Saphenous Vein