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Branched xenopericardial roll graft replacement of an infected aortic arch graft
Author(s) -
Kubota Hiroshi,
Endo Hidehito,
Ishii Hikaru,
Tsuchiya Hiroshi,
Ohura Norihiko,
Takahashi Yu
Publication year - 2019
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/jocs.13986
Subject(s) - medicine , aortic arch , arch , surgery , aorta , cardiology , structural engineering , engineering
Which graft material is the optimal graft material for the treatment of aortic graft infections is still a matter of controversy. We used a branched xenopericardial roll graft to replace an infected aortic arch graft as a “rescue” operation. The patient is alive and well 37 months postoperatively without recurrence of the infection and any surgical complication. This procedure may have the possibility to serve as an option for the treatment of aortic arch graft infection.