title: Equine pericardial roll graft replacement of infected pseudoaneurysm of the aortic arch.
abstract: Resection of the infected aorta, debridement of the surrounding tissue, in situ graft replacement, and omentopexy is the standard procedure for treating infected aortic aneurysms, but the question of which graft material is optimal is still a matter of controversy. We recently treated a patient with an infected thoracic aortic aneurysm. The aneurysm was located in the proximal aortic arch. Because the patients had previously undergone abdominal surgery, the aortic arch were replaced in situ with a branched equine pericardial roll grafts. The patient is alive and well 23 months after the operation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyorin University, 6-20-2, Shinkawa, Mitaka, Tokyo, 181-8611, Japan. kub@ks.kyorin-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kubota
authors.forename: Hidehito
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Endo
authors.forename: Mio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Noma
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tsuchiya
authors.forename: Akihiro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yoshimoto
authors.forename: Mitsuru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matsukura
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Yusuke
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Inaba
authors.forename: Kenichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sudo
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D053821:Cardiovascular Infections / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006736:Horses; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010496:Pericardium / Q000637:transplantation*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014183:Transplantation, Heterologous / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D058017:Vascular Grafting
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials