Mediastinal transposition of the greater omentum for treatment of infected prostheses of the ascending aorta and aortic arch.
Leonard PittsMiralem PasicLeonhard WertGaik NersesianJulius KaemmelSemih BuzChristoph KnosallaVolker DüsterhöftChristoph StarckJoerg KempfertStephan JacobsVolkmar FalkPublished in: European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery (2024)
Transposition of the omentum and wrapping of the infected aortic prosthetic graft is a useful bailout strategy for patients who are ineligible for replacement of an infected aortic graft. However, mortality stays high. For radical treatment of aortic graft infections, it may prove an effective supportive therapy and represents an important tool in the armamentarium of cardiac surgeons.
Keyphrases
- aortic valve
- pulmonary artery
- left ventricular
- aortic dissection
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- heart failure
- lymph node
- prognostic factors
- type diabetes
- cardiovascular events
- risk factors
- combination therapy
- patient reported outcomes
- mesenchymal stem cells
- patient reported