Use of open stent grafting for a mycotic aortic arch aneurysm

Distal repair using the frozen elephant trunk technique to treat an extended mycotic aneurysm of the aortic arch

“…The potential benefit of the stent grafting approach is thus diminished by the risk of infection recurrence. Only a few series of patients with mycotic aneurysms have been reported to exhibit positive results from the stent grafting approach [5,6]. A rifampicin-bonded gelatin-sealed Dacron graft that is immediately available for surgery has been reported to be effective [7].…”