Skip to main content
SpringerPlus
Figure 1 | SpringerPlus

Figure 1

From: Successful surgical in situ treatment of prosthetic graft infection by staged procedure after Bentall operation and total aortic arch replacement

Figure 1

Multi-slice computed tomography (CT) of the chest. Preoperative CT shows a huge mediastinal fluid collection surrounding both A) the ascending, and B) aortic arch prosthetic grafts having a diameter of 15 cm with a low density (12-18 Hounsfield Units). Postoperative CT shows omental wrapping with normal density (65-80 Hounsfield Units) around the C) the ascending, and D) aortic arch prosthetic grafts without evidence of fluid collection or infectious sequela 18 months after the operation.

Back to article page