Use of cryopreserved cadaveric arterial allograft as a vascular conduit for peripheral arterial graft infection.
10.4174/astr.2015.89.1.51
- Author:
Hyojeong KWON
1
;
Hyunwook KWON
;
Joon Pio HONG
;
Youngjin HAN
;
Hojong PARK
;
Gi Won SONG
;
Tae Won KWON
;
Yong Pil CHO
Author Information
1. Gachon University of Medicine and Science, Incheon, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Blood vessel prosthesis;
Infection;
Tissue preservation;
Cadaver;
Allografts
- MeSH:
Allografts*;
Amputation;
Blood Vessel Prosthesis;
Cadaver*;
Humans;
Lower Extremity;
Mortality;
Saphenous Vein;
Tissue Preservation;
Transplants*;
Veins
- From:Annals of Surgical Treatment and Research
2015;89(1):51-54
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
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.
