title: Technique for using pedicled latissimus dorsi muscle flaps to wrap prosthetic grafts in an infected thoracic aorta.
abstract: In this report we describe a special method of using a pedicled latissimus dorsi muscle flap for a mycotic aneurysm. The method involves wrapping the flap around a prosthetic graft. Using this method, an in situ graft, which replaces an aneurysm, can help to avoid recurrence of local infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kawasaki Municipal Hospital, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan. Electronic address: staguchi@z3.keio.jp.
authors.forename: Shinichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Taguchi
authors.forename: Atsuo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mori
authors.forename: Ryo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Osamu
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ishida
mesh_terms: D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D001027:Aortography / Q000379:methods; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D064171:Superficial Back Muscles / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome