Aortic reconstruction for an infected stent graft with a composite homograft

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2017 May;153(5):e73-e75. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2016.09.011. Epub 2016 Sep 17.

Authors

Jonathan M Philpott¹, Christian W Zemlin²

Affiliations

¹ Sentara Heart Hospital, Norfolk, Va. Electronic address: jmphilpott@me.com.
² Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Va; Frank Reidy Center for Bioelectrics, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Va.

PMID: 27717494
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2016.09.011

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aneurysm, False / diagnosis
Aneurysm, False / microbiology
Aneurysm, False / surgery*
Aneurysm, Infected / diagnosis
Aneurysm, Infected / microbiology
Aneurysm, Infected / surgery*
Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / surgery*
Blood Vessel Prosthesis / adverse effects*
Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / adverse effects*
Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / instrumentation*
Device Removal
Humans
Male
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification*
Middle Aged
Prosthesis-Related Infections / diagnosis
Prosthesis-Related Infections / microbiology
Prosthesis-Related Infections / surgery*
Reoperation
Staphylococcal Infections / diagnosis
Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology
Staphylococcal Infections / surgery*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Outcome