title: Percutaneous drainage and explanation of an infected aortic endoluminal stent graft.
abstract: Endoluminal repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) has undergone explosive growth in the last decade. Although immediate benefits are attractive to both the patient and the treating physician, concerns regarding long-term success have dampened sustained enthusiasm for this technique. A rare but catastrophic complication is stent graft infection. This case report describes an early infection of an endoluminal aortic stent graft treated initially with percutaneous drainage and ultimately with staged extraanatomic bypass and graft explantation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Kyle H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Mueller
authors.forename: Heron E
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Rodriguez
authors.forename: Melina R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Kibbe
authors.forename: Mark K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Eskandari
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D020878:Device Removal / Q000379:methods*; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods