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Open retroperitoneal irrigation for graft infection after thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair
Mikio Ninomiya1, Tsuyoshi Taketani, Hiroshi Kubota
1Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
A successfully-treated case of graft infection after thoracoabdominal aortic repair is reported. A 61-year-old male underwent graft replacement of a Crawford type IV thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm and developed graft infection due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. After 35 days' open retroperitoneal irrigation, the culture around the graft turned negative, and omental transposition and skin flap transfer were successfully conducted. The long-term open retroperitoneal irrigation could be conducted without significant complications, and it was very effective in controlling the severe infection.
A successfully-treated case of graft infection after thoracoabdominal aortic repair is reported. A 61-year-old male underwent graft replacement of a Crawford type IV thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm and developed graft infection due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. After 35 days' open retroperitoneal irrigation, the culture around the graft turned negative, and omental transposition and skin flap transfer were successfully conducted. The long-term open retroperitoneal irrigation could be conducted without significant complications, and it was very effective in controlling the severe infection.