Treatment of infected thoracic aortic aneurysm with combined abscess debridement and stent-graft wrapping using pedicled latissimus dorsi muscle flaps after thoracic endovascular aortic repair
Abstract Background Open thoracic surgery (with infected lesion removal, prosthetic graft replacement, and pedicled tissue flap) has remained the main treatment for infected thoracic aortic aneurysms to date. Recent reports have highlighted good prognostic outcomes with thoracic endovascular aortic...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-02-01
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| Series: | Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13019-023-02155-y |