title: Extraanatomical ascending-abdominal aorta bypass with stump closure for aortic graft infection.
abstract: A 42-year-old man, who 25 years previously underwent grafting of the descending aorta because of traumatic rupture after a traffic accident, was admitted to our hospital complaining of fever and hemoptysis. Computed tomography (CT) scans showed a low density area around the prosthetic graft. We diagnosed a graft infection. We undertook extraanatomical ascending-abdominal aorta bypass with stump closure of the descending aorta, with omentopexy around the stump. Postoperative course was uneventful and he has been free from infection for one year. Extraanatomical bypass was an effective strategy for treatment of a graft infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Jichi Medical University, 3311-1, Yakushiji, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, 329-0498, Japan. tcvai@jichi.ac.jp
authors.forename: Kei
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Aizawa
authors.forename: Shin-ichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ohki
authors.forename: Hiroaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Konishi
authors.forename: Yoshio
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Misawa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001011:Aorta / Q000601:surgery*; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000601:surgery*; D001027:Aortography / Q000379:methods; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D020878:Device Removal; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents