Treatment of Aortic Prosthesis Infections by Graft Removal and in Situ Replacement with Autologous Femoral Veins and Fascial Strengthening

Aortic prosthetic graft infection (AGI) is a major challenge in vascular surgery. Eradicating the infection requires prosthetic material removal, debridement, and lower limb revascularization. For the past 15 years, we have used femoral veins for aorto-iliac reconstruction and tensor fascia lata to strengthen the upper anastomosis.