%0 Journal Article
%T Emergency Repair of a Perforated Mycotic Aneurysm with a Self-made Pericardial Tube-graft
%A Ahmed Kharabish
%A Clarence Pingpoh
%A Friedhelm Beyersdorf
%A Martin Czerny
%A Matthias Siepe
%A Nawras Diab
%J Archive of "The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon Reports".
%D 2018
%R 10.1055/s-0038-1636940
%X A 63-year-old female with a history of kidney transplantation was admitted for emergency repair of a perforated mycotic aneurysm of the right subclavian artery (RSA) in combination with a paravertebral and posterior mediastinal abscess. After resection of the aneurysm and after radical local debridement, orthotopic repair was performed with a self-made pericardial tube graft from the brachiocephalic bifurcation to the thoracic outlet. The paravertebral and posterior mediastinal abscess was drained. The postoperative course was uneventful. Using a self-made readily available pericardial neo-tube enlarges the armamentarium of handling complex infective surgical scenarios and presents a smart alternative to alloplastic vascular reconstruction
%K aneurysm
%K cardiovascular surgery
%K thoracic surgery
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5864521/