Late infra-renal aortic graft infection: a fearsome complication

• Main Authors: Fernando Peixoto Ferraz de Campos (Author), Erasmo Simão Silva (Author), Nelson De Luccia (Author), Vivian Helena Ribeiro (Author), Brenda Margatho Ramos Martines (Author), João Augusto dos Santos Martines (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Since the 1950s, aortic graft infections (AGIs) constitute one of the most feared complications after reconstructive vascular surgery. This complication is not frequent, ranging from 1% to 2% in the recently reported series; however, the high rate of death and morbidity after therapeutic attempts ju...