Cadaveric allograft implantation to maintain limb viability in a case of traumatic pseudoaneurysm and poor native vessels.

We report a case of cadaveric allografting of the common femoral artery in a patient with a traumatic, infected pseudoaneurysm, who was taking immunosuppressive therapy for a liver transplant. The patient was followed up with ultrasound at 12 months and was found to have a significant graft stenosis, which was treated successfully with angioplasty. At 18 months, the patient remained well. This case describes the successful implantation of a cadaveric allograft into a patient with an infected pseudoaneurysm, negating the for need primary ligation. PMID: 31155912 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England - Category: Surgery Authors: Tags: Ann R Coll Surg Engl Source Type: research