title: Cryopreserved superficial femoral artery homografts for aortoiliac segment replacement in infection.
abstract: Treatment of aortic field infections is challenging and usually involves removal of the infected segment with re-vascularization of the distal arterial tree with infection-resistant graft material or via an extra-anatomical route. We present three cases of arterial infection treated successfully using cryopreserved superficial femoral artery homografts as aortoiliac substitutes. This new approach is a potential alternative to other in situ re-vascularization techniques.
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Veal
authors.forename: Olufemi
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Oshin
authors.forename: Marianne
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schober
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rowbern
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Torella
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000601:surgery*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D015925:Cryopreservation; D005260:Female; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000637:transplantation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male