Abstract
Deep infection remains the most problematic complication following prosthetic aortoiliofemoral reconstruction. Prosthetic excision and extra-anatomic revascularization is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. The possibilities of autogenous reconstruction are frequently limited. The authors present a patient with recurrent aortic infection who was succesfully treated by prosthetic excision and revascularization in situ with a cryopreserved arterial homograft.
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