Cryopreserved Cadaveric Arterial Allograft for Arterial Reconstruction in Patients with Prosthetic Infection.

Objective: The aim of this study was to report outcomes of cryopreserved arterial allografts used as a vascular substitute in the setting of prosthetic material infection.

Methods: A retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data was conducted including all consecutive interventions performed with cryopreserved arterial allografts used for vascular reconstruction in the setting of prosthetic material infection between January 2005 and December 2014. Five year outcomes included allograft related re-interventions, survival, primary patency, and limb salvage rates.

Long-term results of surgical treatment of aneurysms of digestive arteries.

Background: The aim of this study was to document the long-term results of open surgical treatment of aneurysms of the digestive arteries.

Methods: Between January 2000 and March 2010, 60 patients were operated on for 78 aneurysms of the digestive arteries at our institution. The mean age of patients was 61 years (31-84 years).