Cryopreserved superficial femoral artery homografts for aortoiliac segment replacement in infection

Vascular. 2014 Feb;22(1):65-7. doi: 10.1177/1708538112473969.

Abstract

Treatment of aortic field infections is challenging and usually involves removal of the infected segment with re-vascularization of the distal arterial tree with infection-resistant graft material or via an extra-anatomical route. We present three cases of arterial infection treated successfully using cryopreserved superficial femoral artery homografts as aortoiliac substitutes. This new approach is a potential alternative to other in situ re-vascularization techniques.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aortic Diseases / microbiology
  • Aortic Diseases / surgery*
  • Bacterial Infections / surgery*
  • Blood Vessel Prosthesis*
  • Cryopreservation*
  • Female
  • Femoral Artery / transplantation*
  • Humans
  • Male