Aortobifemoral prosthetic infection treated by cryopreserved arterial homografts of the European Homograft Bank.
The excision of an infected aortobifemoral Dacron graft 9 years after implantation and bilateral axillofemoral Dacron bypass reconstruction led to reinfection of the extra-anatomic bypass grafts. A new aortobifemoral reconstruction was performed using cryopreserved homografts delivered by the European Homograft Bank in Brussels and both axillo-femoral prostheses were removed. No signs of infection and no alterations of the homografts can be detected 3 years later.
Schroeder
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Abteilung für Allgemein-, Gefäss- und Thoraxchirurgie, Allgemeines Krankenhaus Harburg, Germany.
Meierling
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Riepe
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Braun
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Imig
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D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D015925:Cryopreservation; D005060:Europe; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000601:surgery*; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation; D014015:Tissue Banks; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous
D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates