Management of Acute Mediastinitis Following Repair of Acute Aortic Dissection with Omental Flap Transfer.
- Author:
Wan Ki BAEK
1
;
Young Thak LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Inha Hospital, Songnama, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Mediastinitis;
Graft infection;
Aortic dissection
- MeSH:
Aorta;
Mediastinitis*;
Transplants
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
1998;31(7):722-724
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Acute mediastinitis and subsequent graft infection following aorta surgery poses a difficult problem, as infected synthetic material must be completely removed for resolution of infection. Here we report a case of successful management of acute mediastinitis following hemiarch replacement for acute aortic dissection with omental flap transfer leaving infected graft in situ.
