PMID: 8607673Apr 1, 1996Paper

Using aortic allograft material to treat mycotic aneurysms of the thoracic aorta

The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
C KnosallaR Hetzer

Abstract

Although mycotic aneurysms are rare in this age of antibiotics, they nevertheless represent life-threatening lesions of the aortic wall because of their high incidence of rupture and significantly high rate of recurrence. Between March 1988 and August 1994, cryopreserved allograft material was used to treat 8 patients (mean age, 62.5 years; range, 47 to 80 years) with mycotic aneurysms of the thoracic aorta at our institution. Two patients had emergency operations; the other operations in 6 patients were elective. The aneurysms were located at the previous cannulation site of the aorta (n = 1) or at the donor/recipient aortic anastomosis (n = 1) in the patients who had heart transplantation, in the ascending aorta in 3 patients with aortic valve endocarditis, in the aortic arch in 2, and in the descending aorta in 1. The operative technique consisted of excision of the mycotic aneurysm followed by allograft patch reconstruction in 5 patients, an allograft composite graft replacement of the ascending aorta in 2 patients with endocarditis, and combined aortic allograft root replacement and allograft patch reconstruction of the ascending aorta in 1 patient. The underlying infections of the aorta were treated successfully in 6 pati...Continue Reading

References

Dec 1, 1978·AJR. American Journal of Roentgenology·S L KaufmanS S Siegelman
Nov 1, 1975·Archives of Surgery·F JarrettW G Austen
Feb 1, 1991·European Journal of Vascular Surgery·M J JacobsD A Cooley
Feb 1, 1989·The Annals of Thoracic Surgery·F Y ChanT W Williams
Oct 1, 1986·The Annals of Thoracic Surgery·A C FioreD H Dillard
Mar 1, 1995·The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery·P VogtM Turina
Mar 21, 1885·British Medical Journal·W Osler

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Nov 8, 2006·The Japanese Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery : Official Publication of the Japanese Association for Thoracic Surgery = Nihon Kyōbu Geka Gakkai Zasshi·Shinichi SatoKoichi Tabayashi
Sep 2, 2000·The Annals of Thoracic Surgery·T KatsumataS Westaby
Oct 4, 2000·The Annals of Thoracic Surgery·M IdirC Deville
Dec 5, 1997·The Annals of Thoracic Surgery·T Katsumata, S Westaby
Jun 13, 2003·Cardiovascular Surgery : Official Journal of the International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery·Harun ArbatliHugo Vanermen
Jan 19, 2000·Cardiovascular Surgery : Official Journal of the International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery·A Dinas da Gama
Mar 25, 2000·European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery : Official Journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery·S KukiH Takano
Jan 11, 2011·QJM : Monthly Journal of the Association of Physicians·M FiskD J B Marks
Jan 5, 2000·Heart·M PrechM Jemielity
Jul 27, 2007·Circulation Journal : Official Journal of the Japanese Circulation Society·Toshinori TotsugawaHitoshi Minami
Dec 27, 2007·Circulation Journal : Official Journal of the Japanese Circulation Society·Toshinori TotsugawaAtsuhisa Ishida
Jul 26, 2012·Acta Histochemica Et Cytochemica·Akitoshi YamadaYutaka Okita
Jul 7, 2000·Journal of Endovascular Therapy : an Official Journal of the International Society of Endovascular Specialists·E V KinneyM T Jung
Jan 1, 2011·Annals of Vascular Diseases·Kosaku NishigawaKazuo Tanemoto
Dec 25, 2013·Annals of Vascular Surgery·Feng HaiZhang Zhiwen
Apr 5, 2014·European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery : Official Journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery·Katsuhiro YamanakaYutaka Okita
Aug 25, 2012·The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging·Jen-Li LooiAlex Pui-Wai Lee
Nov 9, 2005·Journal of Vascular Surgery·Juergen FalkensammerGustav Fraedrich
Dec 11, 2013·La Revue de médecine interne·S RouxP Sève
Aug 8, 2013·American Journal of Transplantation : Official Journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons·J GeradaG J Alexander
Oct 18, 2003·The American Journal of Medicine·Joseph F MaloufThomas A Orszulak
Apr 1, 1996·The Annals of Thoracic Surgery·M Pasic
Jan 6, 1999·The Annals of Thoracic Surgery·P A BerdatT P Carrel
Aug 25, 2012·European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery : the Official Journal of the European Society for Vascular Surgery·P SedivyP Stadler
Jun 23, 2011·Transplantation Proceedings·K YamaneS C Silvestry
Mar 14, 2007·Annals of Vascular Surgery·Claire Fraser Taylor, Andrew Ferris Lennox
Jun 25, 2008·International Journal of Surgical Pathology·Kavitha ChandrikakumariFrederic Frippiat
Oct 19, 2007·Vascular and Endovascular Surgery· Kwok Keung Ho Wong Kan Wong
Jul 2, 2003·The Japanese Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery : Official Publication of the Japanese Association for Thoracic Surgery = Nihon Kyōbu Geka Gakkai Zasshi·Yoshitsugu NakamuraNobuo Tsunooka
Dec 6, 2014·Research in Cardiovascular Medicine·Niloufar SamieiSaeid Hosseini
Dec 21, 2018·BMJ Case Reports·Sureshkumar Nagiah, Rassam Badbess
Jan 25, 2021·Journal of Vascular Surgery·Thibault CoutureFabien Koskas

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Related Feeds

Antifungals

An antifungal, also known as an antimycotic medication, is a pharmaceutical fungicide or fungistatic used to treat and prevent mycosis such as athlete's foot, ringworm, candidiasis, cryptococcal meningitis, and others. Discover the latest research on antifungals here.

Aortic Aneurysm

An aortic aneurysm is the weakening and bulging of the blood vessel wall in the aorta. This causes dilatation of the aorta, which is usually asymptomatic but carries the risk of rupture and hemorrhage. Find the latest research on aortic aneurysms here.

Cardiac Aneurysm

Aneurysm refers to a bulge of the wall or lining of a vessel commonly occurring in the blood vessels at the base of the septum or within the aorta. In the heart, it usually arises from a patch of weakened tissue in a ventricular wall, which swells into a bubble filled with blood. Discover the latest research on cardiac aneurysm here.

Aneurysm

Aneurysms are outward distensions or bulges that occurs in a weakened wall of blood vessels. Discover the latest research on aneurysms here.

Antifungals (ASM)

An antifungal, also known as an antimycotic medication, is a pharmaceutical fungicide or fungistatic used to treat and prevent mycosis such as athlete's foot, ringworm, candidiasis, cryptococcal meningitis, and others. Discover the latest research on antifungals here.

Allogenic & Autologous Therapies

Allogenic therapies are generated in large batches from unrelated donor tissues such as bone marrow. In contrast, autologous therapies are manufactures as a single lot from the patient being treated. Here is the latest research on allogenic and autologous therapies.