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Prosthetic Graft Infection, Five Years After Ascending Aortic Replacement
Author(s) -
Altarabsheh Salah Eldien,
Deo Salil V.,
Berbari Elie,
Park Soon J.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2012.01402.x
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , debridement (dental) , prosthesis
Fifty‐year‐old male developed an infected perigraft collection five years following wrapping of a Dacron tube with residual aneurysmal ascending aortic tissue. Treatment consisted of excision of the graft, debridement of the infected surrounding tissues, and replacement using a rifampin‐soaked Hemashield tube graft. This case demonstrates the potential risk of wrapping prosthetic grafts with native aneurysmal aortic tissue.