title: Stent graft repair for rupture of the subclavian artery secondary to infection of a subclavian-to-carotid bypass graft.
abstract: The case of anastomotic rupture of the subclavian artery following infection of a subclavian-to-carotid bypass grafting is reported. Emergency endoluminal stent graft repair was life saving and aided wound healing, but stent graft thrombosis occurred. Such a complication raises some concern about the safety of this procedure in an infected setting. The use of autologous saphenous vein-covered stent graft may provide some advantages in avoiding graft infection and thrombosis.
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular Surgery, St. Camillo Hospital, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Battaglia
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bartolucci
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Minucci
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Biancari
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rabitti
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017536:Carotid Artery, Common / Q000637:transplantation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012421:Rupture / Q000209:etiology; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus; D015607:Stents; D013348:Subclavian Artery / Q000293:injuries* / Q000637:transplantation*; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000150:complications*; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures