Conservative treatment of aortic graft infection

Abdominal Aortic Graft Infection

Despite the advances in operative techniques and perioperative management of patients suffering from abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) or occlusive aorto-iliac disease, there are many early and late complications related to aortic graft insertion, either in open or endovascular approach, that every vascular surgeon should bear in mind. One of the most dreaded complication is the infection of pr...

Omental Flap for Thoracic Aortic Graft Infection

Diagnosis of Aortic Graft Infection: A Case Definition by the Management of Aortic Graft Infection Collaboration (MAGIC).

OBJECTIVE/BACKGROUND The management of aortic graft infection (AGI) is highly complex and in the absence of a universally accepted case definition and evidence-based guidelines, clinical approaches and outcomes vary widely. The objective was to define precise criteria for diagnosing AGI. METHODS A process of expert review and consensus, involving formal collaboration between vascular surgeons...

Conservative treatment of de novo renal carcinoma on kidney graft.

BACKGROUND De novo renal carcinoma in kidney transplants is an uncommon but not exceptional condition and is of significant importance due to the potential for recipient mortality and graft loss. The aim of our study was to determine the management and outcome of these tumors in our Kidney Transplantation Unit. MATERIAL AND METHODS We analyzed cases of de novo kidney tumors among patients who...

Aortic Graft Infection: Graphene Shows the Way to an Infection-Resistant Vascular Graft

Aortic graft infection is a potentially lethal complication of open and endovascular repair of aortic aneurysms. Graphene is the only existing two-dimensional material, and its unique structure gives graphene and its derivatives a plethora of original characteristics. Among other characteristics, graphene demonstrates bacteriostatic and bactericidal effects that could potentially resolve the pr...