Late infra-renal aortic graft infection: a fearsome complication

• Principais autores: Fernando Peixoto Ferraz de Campos (Autor), Erasmo Simão Silva (Autor), Nelson De Luccia (Autor), Vivian Helena Ribeiro (Autor), Brenda Margatho Ramos Martines (Autor), João Augusto dos Santos Martines (Autor)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: University of São Paulo, 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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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...