title: CT detection of infected synthetic grafts: preliminary report of a new sign.
abstract: The diagnosis of infected synthetic grafts is difficult using traditional radiographic techniques. In four cases, computed tomography demonstrated small pockets of gas in the clot around the grafts, a distinctive finding for an infected prosthesis. Further experience is required to determine whether this will prove to be a reliable diagnostic sign. The gas collections in infected grafts differ from normal gas in their multiplicity and occurrence more than 10 days after surgery.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001011:Aorta / Q000601:surgery; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D005740:Gases; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D005740:Gases; D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates