Use of cryopreserved cadaveric arterial allograft as a vascular conduit for peripheral arterial graft infection
Annals of Surgical Treatment and Research
;
: 51-54, 2015.
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em Inglês
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-57047
ABSTRACT
Major peripheral arterial graft infection is a potentially devastating complication of vascular surgery, associated with significant mortality and high amputation rates. Autologous saphenous veins are considered optimal arterial conduits for lower extremity revascularization in infected fields, but they are often unavailable or unsuitable in these patients. This study describes two patients with major peripheral graft infection, but without available autologous veins, who underwent graft excision and cryopreserved cadaveric arterial allograft reconstruction. Although long-term graft durability is unclear because of gradual deterioration and degeneration, these findings suggest that cadaveric allografts may be good options for patients with major peripheral graft infection.
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Assunto principal:
Veia Safena
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Preservação de Tecido
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Veias
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Cadáver
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Prótese Vascular
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Mortalidade
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Transplantes
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Extremidade Inferior
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Aloenxertos
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Amputação Cirúrgica
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo prognóstico
Limite:
Humanos
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Annals of Surgical Treatment and Research
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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