Treatment of infectious aortic disease with bovine pericardial tube grafts.
Maximilian KreibichMatthias SiepeTim BergerClarence PingpohPaul-Cătălin PuiuJulia MorlockTim WalterStoyan KondovFriedhelm BeyersdorfBartosz RylskiMartin CzernyPublished in: European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery (2021)
Orthotopic aortic reconstruction using bovine pericardial tube grafts to treat infectious aortic disease is possible in any aortic segment. Organ fistulation is a frequently observed disease mechanism requiring concomitant treatment. Granted, the early attrition rate is substantial, but after the initial period, both survival and freedom from re-infection appear encouraging.