Epidural fibrosis is an extradural scar tissue formed after a laminectomy procedure. It is associated with persistent pain after spinal surgery and an increased risk of complications during revision surgery. The aim of this study was to determine the preventive effects of local application of an omental free graft in minimising spinal epidural fibrosis in a rabbit laminectomy model. Twenty two ...

The most frequently used method for myocardial r e v e t i o n today is by direct arterial implantation into the heart in conjunction with use of a free omental graft. The question that is raised is whether the pedicled omentum might not be a greater s o m e of extra-cardiac blood than that supplied by the free omenlal graft. The intact omentnm has been used in the past, but never received clin...

Prosthetic graft infection in the ascending aorta or aortic arch is a life-threatening complication. Redo graft replacement is also associated with high mortality and morbidity rates. Conservative treatments without graft removal recently developed as alternatives to conventional surgical approach have been reportedwith successful outcomes.We report a case of successful treatment of prosthetic ...

Figure 1. Mediastinal defect with exposed pros-thetic aortic root graft. DESCRIPTION A 70-year-old woman with short stature and hypermastia underwent ascending aortic aneurysm repair with a prosthetic graft, complicated by postoperative mediastinitis and sternal dehiscence. She was treated with aggressive sternal debridement and negative pressure wound therapy for 1 week (Fig 1) prior to defini...

We reported successful distal repair using the frozen elephant trunk technique to treat a mycotic aneurysm extending from the ascending aorta to the descending aorta. A blood culture sample was positive for Escherichia coli, and total arch replacement with a rifampicin-bonded graft covered the omental pedicle flap.

Problem statement: Esophageal surgery is associated with greater wound healing problems than surgery on other portion of the alimentary tract. Omentum and fresh bone marrow are rich source of angiogenic factors that promote the growth of blood vessels into wound tissue. The aim of this study was evaluation of the effects of a combination of autogenous fresh bone marrow and omental free graft in...

A sterile abscess around a prosthesis or perigraft seroma is rare but sometimes occurs in after reconstructive surgery. Removal of the causative graft favored treatment, some cases, this cannot be performed, and there reluctance to treat due risk patient. Herein, we report case treated with total aortic replacement omental flap reconstruction, which fistula-forming did not resolve. Major pector...