Surgical Repair of Infected Peripheral Graft and Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Using Arterial Homograft

Cryopreserved arterial allograft reconstruction for peripheral graft infection

“…9,31 We found 21 documented cases of arterial allograft reconstruction after excision of an infected peripheral bypass graft reported in the English literature. 16,17,21,[32][33][34][35] The location of the infected grafts and the outcome of these 21 cases are presented in Table VI. Reported results were good, with no reinfection, one perioperative death, and one early amputation, but it is difficult to draw any conclusion from a group of small series or case reports.…”

Simultaneous Orthotopic Liver and Kidney Transplant with Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Operative Timing

“…The argument against the first option is that the repair of an AAA in a patient affected by end-stage liver and kidney disease carries a higher risk of mortality and morbidity than in patients affected only by AAA (17)(18)(19). Moreover, the use of a vascular prosthesis could be associated with the potential risk of infection during the subsequent transplant procedures or later as a result of the immunosuppressive therapy (20). Lastly the repair of only the AAA would have left in place the hepatic artery aneurysm and the risk of its rupture.…”

Recurrent Sepsis from an Oral Focus and a Duodenal Fistula Following Allograft Repair of a Perforated Mycotic Aortic Aneurysm

“…The use of fresh or cryopreserved homografts is discussed controversially (1,4,9,10,11,12,13,18,19,20,21,23). The Italian Collaborative Vascular Homograft Group (4) compared fresh and cryopreserved homografts (44 patients, mean follow-up 15 month).…”