After studying medicine at Hanover Medical School and philosophy and social psychology
at the Leibniz University Hanover, Omke E. Teebken joined the Christian Albrechts …

The early 1950s witnessed the introduction of vascular reconstruction surgery using
prosthetic vascular grafts. 1 These grafts are important in the management of peripheral …

Recent years have witnessed significant advancements in the cryopreservation of various
tissues and cells, yet several challenges persist. This review evaluates the current state of …

Objective Vascular graft and endograft infection (VGEI) has high morbidity and mortality
rates. Diagnosis is complicated because symptoms vary and can be nonspecific. A meta …

Objective Native and aortic graft infections are rare, but they represent one of the most life
threatening complications of vascular surgery. Several materials and surgical approaches …

Objective We aimed to retrospectively analyze incidence, risk factors, and management of
postoperative stent graft (SG) infection after endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR). Methods …

Background The study sought to report our results of surgical treatment of native and
prosthetic aortic infection with xenopericardial tube grafts from the ascending aorta to …

Objective Aortic graft infection (AGI) is a disastrous complication with an incidence of 0.2–
6% in operated patients. With little or no high quality evidence, the best treatment option …

Objective Graft infections are rare but serious complications of vascular operations. The aim
of this study was to evaluate the results of in situ reconstruction with bovine pericardium in …

Objective Mycotic aortic aneurysm is a rare and life-threatening pathology. The first case of
mycotic aneurysm induced by immunotherapy with bacille Calmette-Guérin for malignancy …