Endograft infection leading to rupture of aortic aneurysm.
Aortic endografting has quickly been accepted as a less morbid method of aneurysm repair. However, preservation of the aortic sac after endografting remains a liability of this procedure. Late rupture has occurred, albeit rarely. Graft infections are another rare complication of endografting. We present the first reported case, to our knowledge, of aortic rupture secondary to infection of an aortic endograft.
Division of Vascular Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA. jparra2@jhmi.edu
Jose R
JR
Parra
Calvin
C
Lee
Kim J
KJ
Hodgson
Bruce
B
Perler
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery*; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods