Autologous great saphenous vein tailored graft to replace an infected prosthetic graft in the groin.
Vasc Endovascular Surg
; 41(4): 358-61, 2007.
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ABSTRACT
The authors propose a technique using the autologous great saphenous vein to replace an infected prosthetic limb graft at the groin. The whole great saphenous vein is incised longitudinally and divided into 2 approximately equal segments, which are sewn side to side. The longitudinal edges of the resulting great saphenous vein are then joined and anastomosed side to side to form a conduit, whose caliber is twice the original vein's diameter. The authors have used this technique to replace 1 limb of a prosthetic aortofemoral bypass infected at the groin. After 5 years, the new venous conduit is patent, with no recurrent infection, dilation, or aneurysmal degeneration. If validated by further experiences, this might be an attractive alternative to restoring flow through clean tissue planes using extra-anatomic bypass or the femoral vein in the infected fields.
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Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Vena Safena
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Prótesis Vascular
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Infecciones Relacionadas con Prótesis
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Implantación de Prótesis Vascular
Límite:
Aged
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Vasc Endovascular Surg
Asunto de la revista:
ANGIOLOGIA
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CARDIOLOGIA
Año:
2007
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Italia