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In situ graft replacement and rectus abdominis muscle flap transfer for infected thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm after gastrectomy

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An infected thoracoabdominal aneurysm is a rare, life-threatening condition with high mortality. We performed an in situ graft replacement and applied a rectus abdominis muscle flap transfer technique in a case of infected thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm after distal gastrectomy. A rectus abdominis muscle flap transfer might be a good alternative when the omental flap technique is not feasible.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Yokohama City University, 3-9 Fukuura Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 236-0004, Japan

    Keiichiro Kasama, Shinichi Suzuki, Yukihisa Isomatsu, Tomoyuki Minami, Yusuke Matsuki & Munetaka Masuda

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Kasama, K., Suzuki, S., Isomatsu, Y. et al. In situ graft replacement and rectus abdominis muscle flap transfer for infected thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm after gastrectomy. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 59, 485–487 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11748-010-0718-4

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