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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Streptococcus anginosus and Coxiella burnetii vascular graft co-infection
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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Over-the-balloon placement of the Gore Hybrid Vascular Graft in challenging clinical conditions
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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Objective To compare application effects of self-sealing vascular graft(Acuseal) and expanded polytetrafluoroethylene(ePTFE) vascular grafts in establishment of arteriovenous fistula in maintenance hemodialysis patients, so as to provide reference for ...
肖光辉, 詹申, 王玉柱, 张丽红
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Rerouting in vascular access infections using a biosynthetic vascular graft (Omniflow® II) [PDF]
Background Surgical treatment of infected arteriovenous grafts (AVG) while preserving the hemodialysis access remains a challenge. Partial graft excision (PGE) directly followed by interposition grafting (IG) is an established method but is associated ...
Müller, Daniel +3 more
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Candida associated infra-inguinal prosthetic vascular graft infection: A case report
Prosthetic vascular grafts (PVG) are artificial vascular materials used for revascularization in the treatment of vascular diseases. Due to increase in life expectancy, the number of individuals requiring PVGs is increasing and encountering the PVGI is ...
Ahmet Deniz Kaya +2 more
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Evaluation of small-diameter silk vascular grafts implanted in dogsCentral MessagePerspective
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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Inhibition of vein graft remodeling and neo-intimal formation using a cobalt chrome external support
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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Silver-coated dacron prosthesis in the treatment of infection in arterial surgery: Case reports [PDF]
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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Targeted delivery for treatments for restenosis and vein graft disease [PDF]
Surgery to restore blood flow in arteries blocked by atherosclerotic plaque is a common treatment in cardiovascular disease. Longtermcomplications of surgical treatment are vein graft disease and restenosis, a renarrowing of the blood vessel after ...
Thomas, Anita C
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