[Early rupture of a cryopreserved arterial allograft].
Cryopreserved arterial allografts are used in vascular surgery to treat infected arterial prosthesis. This treatment reduces mortality and morbidity compared to conventional surgery. We observed a case of early rupture of the allograft with the death of the patient due to a misdiagnosis. Recent findings show that cases of rupture have been described, and that current cryopreservation protocols may be the cause of degeneration. To avoid a sudden death for the patient, this complication must be known to diagnose quickly and treat surgically before a final haemorrhagic shock.
Rouquette-Vincenti
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Département d'anesthésie-réanimation, hôpital d'instruction des armées du Val-de-Grâce, 74, boulevard de Port-Royal, 75005 Paris, France. isarouq@club-internet.fr
de Saint-Maurice
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Villeveille
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Petitjeans
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Baranger
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Goater
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Brinquin
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D001158:Arteries / Q000637:transplantation*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D015925:Cryopreservation; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D012771:Shock, Hemorrhagic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous