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doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.01.086 
Copyright © 2008 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Published by Elsevier Inc.
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Successful Treatment of Infected Ascending Aortic Prosthesis by Omental Wrapping Without Graft Removal
Accepted 28 January 2008.
Available online 20 June 2008.
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A deep wound infection after a midline sternotomy is a very serious complication. The severity of it can be increased by the presence of prosthetic material. We present a case of a 76-year-old man who had an infection of an ascending aortic graft develop after a Bentall procedure. Rather than following the “traditional” surgical therapy of graft explantation and debridement, we chose to preserve the graft and protect it by omental translocation. The relative merits of this therapeutic approach are outlined and discussed. The patient was discharged on the postoperative day 6 after an uneventful postoperative course.
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