Planned Y-shaped Muscle Wrapping for Salvaging Aortic Graft Infection: Latissimus Dorsi and Reverse Serratus Anterior Muscles

Summary:. Aorta-related infections are life threatening. Aggressive replacement surgery using artificial aortic grafts should be performed using well-vascularized tissue wrapping to avoid reinfection. An omental flap is the first choice; however, a history of abdominal surgery necessitates other met...

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Main Authors: Itaru Tsuge, MD, PhD, Susumu Saito, MD, PhD, Kazuhiro Takatoku, MD, Takehiko Matsuo, MD, PhD, Kenji Minatoya, MD, PhD, Naoki Morimoto, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2024-11-01
Series:Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000006350
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