In situ Replacement of Mycotic Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm Using Expanded-polytetrafluoroethylene Graft With Omental Flap

Omental Flap for Thoracic Aortic Graft Infection

Mycotic thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm caused by Salmonella cholerasuis.

The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases (www.bjid.com.br) 2007;11(4):445. © 2007 by The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Contexto Publishing. All rights reserved. A 69-year-old Caucasian male with history of hypertension, diabetes, and coronary artery disease was admitted to a local hospital for diarrhea and dehydration. It was thought that his symptoms were secondary to food p...

Aortic Valve replacement with Reduction Aortoplasty with Mesh Prosthesis in 75 years old with Sever aortic Regurgitation with Aortic Aneurysm

Although classic and standard procedure for patients with ascending Aorta aneurysm with Sever aortic Regurgitation is Bentall surgery but in some selected cases this complex surgery was not performed with different reason like advanced age and coexisting comorbidity involving renal and hepatic and lung Function. In our cases 75 years old man with chronic renal failure ( Cr= 3.2 ) who was known ...

A modified multiple branched graft for thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair

BACKGROUND To reduce some problems of traditional graft, we devise a modified multiple branched graft for repair of Crawford extent II and III thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm (TAAA). CASE PRESENTATION We described a modified multiple branched graft for Crawford extent II and III thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm (TAAA) repair in 8 patients, Which comprised a main graft and three branches, and...

5. Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm

45 A 72-year-old white male presented to his primary-care physician with a history of left chest pain for the past month. The pain was dull and constant, and radiated to the back, medial to the scapula. He denied new cough or worsening shortness of breath. He had no recent weight loss, and his appetite was good. He has a history of hypertension that was currently controlled medically. He had a ...