Affiliation:
1. Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital , Tokyo, Japan
Abstract
Abstract
An 81-year-old man with multiple comorbidities developed infected thoracic aortic aneurysm, and we employed a strategic 2-step surgical approach combining thoracic endovascular aortic repair and local debridement with an omental flap during the active phase of infection. No signs of reinfection were observed at the 1-year follow-up. This strategy can be a safe and less invasive alternative to conventional open surgery in patients with high surgical risk.
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Subject
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine,Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine,Surgery