title: Retroperitoneal fibrosis and infection of an aortic graft prosthesis: diagnosis and therapeutic problems.
abstract: The occurrence of a retroperitoneal fibrosis (RPF) after an aorto-bifemoral bypass is unusual. A case of RPF as a complication of an infection of the graft prosthesis is reported. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging prove useful in diagnosing graft infection: they may reveal periprosthetic gas or perigraft fluid persisting for several months after surgery. However, they may fail when they are performed too early, and repeat performance is suggested.
authors.affiliation: Service de Médecine Interne et Immunologie Clinique, Hôpital du Bocage, Dijon, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cuny
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Chauffert
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lorcerie
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Martin
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000382:microbiology; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D012185:Retroperitoneal Fibrosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents