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BMC Infectious Diseases, 2005 Background Coxiella burnetii, the causative agent of Q fever, may cause culture-negative vascular graft infections. Very few cases of C. burnetii infection of a vascular graft have been reported. All were diagnosed by serology.
Von Segesser Ludwig +6 more
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Inhibition of vein graft remodeling and neo-intimal formation using a cobalt chrome external support
Archives of Clinical and Experimental Surgery, 2018 Objective: Despite significant advances in the understanding of vein graft remodeling during the post-implantation, vein graft disease is still a major limitation of surgical revascularization. The study objective was to evaluate the performance of a new
Samy Nitecki +3 more
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Evaluation of small-diameter silk vascular grafts implanted in dogsCentral MessagePerspective
JTCVS Open, 2021 Objectives: Vascular replacement is one treatment for cardiovascular disease. However, in blood vessels with a diameter less than 6 mm, the existing artificial vascular grafts may be occluded by thrombus formation or intimal hyperplasia.
Takashi Tanaka, DVM, PhD +5 more
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Streptococcus anginosus and Coxiella burnetii vascular graft co-infection
IDCases, 2020 Vascular graft infections are rare complications, usually associated with a monomicrobial pyogenic culture. We report a case of vascular graft co-infection with Streptococcus anginosus and Coxiella burnetii, complicated by an aorto-duodenal fistula ...
Sybille Dvorak, Alain Bizzini
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Silver-coated dacron prosthesis in the treatment of infection in arterial surgery: Case reports [PDF]
Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2008 INTRODUCTION Although the incidence is low, infection of prosthetic vascular graft bears a high incidence of serious complications including 25-75% mortality rate and 40-75% limb loss.
Nenezić Dragoslav +7 more
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Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, 2019 Introduction:. The use of vascular grafts is continuing to rise due to the increasing prevalence of coronary artery bypass grafting and microvascular flap-based tissue reconstructions.
Gurtej Singh, PhD +9 more
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Anatomical limits in living donor liver transplantation
Korean Journal of Transplantation, 2022 We review the anatomical limits of living donor liver transplantation. Graft size is the fundamental challenge in partial liver transplantation. Insufficient graft size leads to small-for-size syndrome, graft failure, and graft loss.
Kin Pan Au, Kenneth Siu Ho Chok
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Bioengineering, 2023 In this study, we aimed to evaluate the human placenta as a source of blood vessels that can be harvested for vascular graft fabrication in the submillimeter range. Our approach included graft modification to prevent thrombotic events.
Florian Falkner +13 more
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Surgical and antimicrobial treatment of prosthetic vascular graft infections at different surgical sites: a retrospective study of treatment outcomes. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 Little is known about optimal management of prosthetic vascular graft infections, which are a rare but serious complication associated with graft implants.
Stefan Erb +6 more
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Over-the-balloon placement of the Gore Hybrid Vascular Graft in challenging clinical conditions
Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques, 2016 This report describes a useful technique for deployment of the Gore Hybrid Vascular Graft (W. L. Gore and Associates, Flagstaff, Ariz) in difficult clinical situations that create challenges in obtaining vascular control before introducing the nitinol ...
Scott S. Berman, MD, MHA, FACS +1 more
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