CT guided periaortic fluid aspiration diagnosing aortic graft infection.
CT guided diagnostic aspiration was performed on a patient suspected of aortic graft infection. The positive aspiration prompted aggressive successful surgical intervention.
Rabinovici
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Department of Vascular Surgery, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel.
Fields
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Berlatzky
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Shifrin
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Romanoff
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D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000379:methods*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013492:Suppuration / Q000473:pathology; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed