title: Pericardial fat flap: surgical technique for infection control after graft replacement.
abstract: Surgical treatment of mycotic aneurysm of the thoracic aorta is challenging because contamination from surrounding tissues may occur even after complete debridement with a prosthetic graft replacement of the aneurysm. This study describes the simple but very useful technique of using a pericardial fat flap to protect the prosthetic graft from reinfection.
authors.forename: Yoshitsugu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: Yohei
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kawatani
authors.forename: Yujiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: Takaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hori
mesh_terms: D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods*; D008323:Mammary Arteries / Q000601:surgery / Q000637:transplantation; D009852:Omentum; D010496:Pericardium / Q000601:surgery*; D011184:Postoperative Period; D012092:Replantation; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000098:blood supply / Q000637:transplantation*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D058017:Vascular Grafting / Q000379:methods