Management of infected peripheral bypass by selective partial graft removal and arterial homograft insertion. Two case reports

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 311-315

  Locati, P ^a,b   Socrate, A M ^a   Costantini, E ^a   Maggiolo, F ^a  

^a BUSTO ARSIZIO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Blood vessel prosthesis adverse effects; Prosthesis related infections; Transplantation homologous

Indexed keywords

POLITEF;

ADULT; ALLOGRAFT; ARTERY GRAFT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL SHUNT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFECTION COMPLICATION; MALE;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASES; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; DEVICE REMOVAL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMANS; ILIAC ARTERY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; REOPERATION; TISSUE DONORS; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS;

EID: 0034042855     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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