title: Use of cryopreserved cadaveric arterial allograft as a vascular conduit for peripheral arterial graft infection.
abstract: Major peripheral arterial graft infection is a potentially devastating complication of vascular surgery, associated with significant mortality and high amputation rates. Autologous saphenous veins are considered optimal arterial conduits for lower extremity revascularization in infected fields, but they are often unavailable or unsuitable in these patients. This study describes two patients with major peripheral graft infection, but without available autologous veins, who underwent graft excision and cryopreserved cadaveric arterial allograft reconstruction. Although long-term graft durability is unclear because of gradual deterioration and degeneration, these findings suggest that cadaveric allografts may be good options for patients with major peripheral graft infection.
authors.affiliation: Gachon University of Medicine and Science, Incheon, Korea.
authors.forename: Hyojeong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Hyunwook
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Joon Pio
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Youngjin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Han
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Ulsan University Hospital, Ulsan, Korea.
authors.forename: Hojong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Gi-Won
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Song
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Tae-Won
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Yong-Pil
authors.initials: YP
authors.lastname: Cho
keywords: Allografts; Blood vessel prosthesis; Cadaver; Infection; Tissue preservation