Streptococcidal infection of the aortic arch: aggressive evolution managed by homograft replacement.
Botta
Luca
L
Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Bologna, Policlinico S. Orsola-Malpighi, Bologna, Italy. allucbot@tiscali.it
Yilmaz
Alaaddin
A
Schepens
Marc
M
D001013:Aorta, Thoracic; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D001158:Arteries / Q000637:transplantation*; D015925:Cryopreservation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000601:surgery*; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous