Federica Donato, Tommaso Donati, Fabrizio Minelli, Alberto Borghetti, Marta Minucci, Antonio Luparelli, Giovanni Tinelli, Yamume Tshomba
OBJECTIVE: The use of biological grafts provides acceptable mid- and long-term results in native or prosthetic vascular infections. Several reports describe the successful use of bovine pericardium in case of vascular infections, mainly as a large patch to be sutured as a tubular graft. Recently, a novel prefabricated bovine pericardium graft (Biointegral Surgical No-React® Inc, Mississauga, ON, Canada) has been introduced in clinical practice with promising results. In this study, we report our preliminary experience utilizing Biointegral Surgical graft in case of native and or prosthetic aorto-iliac and infra-inguinal infection...
April 8, 2024: Annals of Vascular Surgery