Ando Yusuke, Kurisu Kazuhiro, Hisahara Manabu, Mashiba Kouichi, Maeda Takako
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kitakyushu Municipal Medical Center, 2-1-1 Bashaku, Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan.
Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2010 Aug;16(1):60-2.
The development of multiple infected aortic aneurysms is extremely rare, and treatment remains challenging. We report here a 72-year-old man with multiple infected aortic aneurysms in whom a staged in situ graft replacement for the aortic arch and pararenal abdominal aorta was successfully performed. A rifampicin-bonded graft seemed to be effective in preventing postoperative infection. Perioperative control of infection played a key role in the patient's surviving this critical condition.
