title: Homografts for the management of graft infections in the ascending aortic position.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Aristotle University Medical School, AHEPA University Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece ptossios@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Paschalis
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tossios
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Aristotle University Medical School, AHEPA University Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Avgerinos
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Karatzopoulos
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Aristotle University Medical School, AHEPA University Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Vasilios
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Grosomanidis
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Aristotle University Medical School, AHEPA University Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Kyriakos
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Anastasiadis
mesh_terms: D001011:Aorta / Q000601:surgery*; D001158:Arteries / Q000637:transplantation*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis / Q000382:microbiology*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D015925:Cryopreservation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: Aortic arch; Ascending aorta; In situ preservation; Omentum transposition; Prosthetic graft infection