Diagnostic options in assessing abdominal aortic endograft infection--a case report.
Endovascular treatment of aortic aneurysms has gained widespread popularity in recent years. Stent grafts have emerged as another option in the surgeon's armamentarium in the treatment of aneurysmal disease. The infectivity of endovascular grafts and therapy for associated graft infections is unknown. Aortic graft infections have the potential for disastrous complications. This report presents a 72-year-old woman with persistent fever and an infected aortic stent graft in the early postoperative period.
Pringle
Timothy
T
Department of Vascular Surgery, Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, USA. wendy_thompson@trihealth.com
Muck
Patrick
P
Lohr
Joann
J
Thompson
Wendy
W
Kasper
Gregory C
GC
Welling
Richard E
RE
D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003646:Debridement / Q000379:methods; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D011184:Postoperative Period; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging / Q000379:methods; D012086:Reoperation / Q000379:methods; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents