Ascending aortic graft (AAG) infection is considered a disastrous complication and a serious challenge for cardiovascular surgeons. When accompanied by mediastinitis, it poses a serious threat to the patient . AAG has an incidence of 1-2%, and the mortality is high as 25-88% . For a long time, it has been considered as one of the few inoperable complications of cardiovascular surgery . Currently, there is little evidence on the optimal approach to this life-threatening complication, however, omental flaps may be considered as a promising option. Here we present an example.
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