Successful treatment of early postoperative aortic graft infection by percutaneous catheter drainage.
Successful treatment by percutaneous catheter drainage of an acute aortic graft infection with an associated pancreatic fistula is reported. Percutaneous catheter drainage can be considered in selected patients when the risk of reoperation is deemed unacceptable or when other reasonable treatment options do not exist.
Glickerman
D J
DJ
Department of Radiology, Seattle Division Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, WA 98108, USA.
Dickhoff
P J
PJ
Zierler
R E
RE
Harley
J D
JD
Dawson
D L
DL
D000658:Amoxicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery*; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000601:surgery*; D001442:Bacteroides Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D019818:Clavulanic Acid; D002969:Clavulanic Acids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004322:Drainage; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010406:Penicillins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002969:Clavulanic Acids; D010406:Penicillins; D019818:Clavulanic Acid; D000658:Amoxicillin