Y-shaped Muscular Wrapping Technique Avoiding Re-infection of a Replaced Aortic Graft: A Cadaveric Study

Summary:. Replacing an infected prosthetic thoracic aorta graft carries a high re-infection risk. We previously reported two clinical cases successfully treated with a new muscular wrapping technique: latissimus dorsi (LD) muscle flap with a distally based serratus anterior (SA) extension; however,...

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Main Authors: Itaru Tsuge, MD, PhD, Susumu Saito, MD, PhD, Masako Kataoka, MD, PhD, Hiroki Yamanaka, MD, PhD, Motoki Katsube, MD, PhD, Michiharu Sakamoto, MD, PhD, Naoki Morimoto, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2021-06-01
Series:Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000003626