A Rare Case of Dacron Graft Rupture due to Friction against a Rib
Abstract A 54-year-old man underwent aortic repair for the infected thoracoabdominal aneurysm with a woven Dacron graft (Vascutek, Renfrewshire, Scotland) treated with gentian violet. Four months later, he complained of sudden back pain, resulting in preshock status. Computed tomographic scans showe...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Georg Thieme Verlag KG
2014-07-01
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| Series: | The Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgeon Reports |
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| Online Access: | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0034-1383827 |