title: Use of parietal peritoneum for aortic stump coverage following removal of an infected aortic prosthesis: A case report.
abstract: Aortic graft infections, albeit rare, pose a significant treatment challenge. Aortic stump disruption, in particular, is a potentially devastating complication. We describe a novel technique of using the parietal peritoneum to bolster a friable aortic stump in a 56-year-old man after an infected aortobifemoral graft was removed. The parietal peritoneal pedicle, in our experience, provides an effective alternative to reinforce an aortic stump when conventional coverage options have been exhausted.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Saint Joseph Mercy Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
authors.forename: Truc
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ly
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Ruth L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Bush
authors.forename: Alan B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Lumsden
authors.forename: Peter H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Lin
mesh_terms: D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D020878:Device Removal; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010537:Peritoneum / Q000601:surgery*; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome