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Management of thoracic aortic graft infections

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JOURNAL OF CARDIAC SURGERY
Volume 33, Issue 10, Pages 658-665

Publisher

WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/jocs.13792

Keywords

aortic aneurysm; aortic graft infections; homograft; infections; TEVAR

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Aortic graft prostheses are susceptible to infection that can have catastrophic consequences with an operative mortality of nearly 50%. Management options include graft excision and replacement, aortic re-routing, and graft preservation techniques. This review summarizes the management of thoracic aortic graft infections.

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