title: Diagnostic options in assessing abdominal aortic endograft infection--a case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, USA. wendy_thompson@trihealth.com
authors.forename: Timothy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pringle
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Muck
authors.forename: Joann
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lohr
authors.forename: Wendy
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: Gregory C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Kasper
authors.forename: Richard E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Welling
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents