Aortobifemoral prosthetic infection treated by cryopreserved arterial homografts of the European Homograft Bank

The excision of an infected aortobifemoral Dacron graft 9 years after impla ntation and bilateral axillofemoral Dacron bypass reconstruction led to rei nfection of the extra-anatomic bypass grafts. A new aortobifemoral reconstr uction was performed using cryopreserved homografts delivered by the Europe an Homograft Bank in Brussels and both axillo-femoral prostheses were remov ed No signs of infection aim no alterations of the homografts can be detect ed 3 years later.