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I A Rahman1, G D Angelini, M Hamilton
1Department of Cardiac Surgery, The Bristol Heart Institute, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol, United Kingdom. ishtiaqrahman@nhs.net
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Aortic prosthetic graft infection is a rare, potentially fatal complication. Surgical explantation of the infected native and prosthetic material with sufficient debridement has sometimes been limited by the lack of a suitable conduit to bridge the residual long segment defect. We describe the implantation of a bovine pericardial fashioned neo-aorta to manage this problem.
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