Simple Method of Infected Vascular Prosthesis Removal

Czech version

Authors: K. Bartík; P. Šedivý; P. Štádler
Authors‘ workplace: Oddělení cévní chirurgie, Nemocnice Na Homolce, primář: doc. MUDr. Petr Štádler, Ph. D.
Published in: Rozhl. Chir., 2011, roč. 90, č. 1, s. 73-74.
Category: Monothematic special - Original

Overview

Introduction:
Removal of infected vascular prosthesis from aortofemoral or femoropopliteal positions may be technically demanding due to their strong fibrous attachment to surrounging tissues.

Material and Methods:
The authors describe a simple method of vascular prosthesis inversion and removal from the fibrous tissue using instrumentation for tunelization.

Discussion:
The authors successfully used the method in a patient with firmly attached and thrombotized vascular prosthesis.

Conclusion:
The procedure reduced duration of the procedure and resulted in reduced traumatization of the surrounding tissue.

Key words:
vascular prosthesis infection – removal

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