title: Replacement of infected thoracic aortic prosthesis with a spiral composite vein graft.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Federal University of São Paulo, Brazil. jhpalma.dcir@epm.br
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Palma
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Gomes
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Almeida
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Carvalho
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Brasil
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Buffolo
mesh_terms: D000151:Acinetobacter Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000601:surgery; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass / Q000379:methods; D005263:Femoral Artery; D005268:Femoral Vein; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D015378:Imipenem / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000637:transplantation*; D013845:Thienamycins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates; D013845:Thienamycins; D015378:Imipenem