Aortic graft infection from appendicitis. A case report.
Fifteen years after aortobifemoral bypass and five years after left femoropopliteal bypass, a 73-year old man presented with a vague abdominal pain syndrome. After an extensive work-up, aortobifemoral graft infection was suspected; an appendiceal abscess infiltrating the prosthesis was discovered during exploratory laparotomy. Appendectomy was performed followed by removal of the vascular graft, the latter being replaced by a bilateral axillofemoral prosthesis. Aortic graft infection from appendicitis is an extremely rare condition; a review of similar cases is presented.
University Hospital of Antwerp, Department of Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Edegem, Belgium. patrick.lauwers@uza.be
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Lauwers
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De Greef
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Van den Brande
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Hendriks
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De Maeseneer
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Van Schil
D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D001011:Aorta / Q000601:surgery*; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000150:complications*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis / Q000382:microbiology*; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011150:Popliteal Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D013577:Syndrome; D013997:Time Factors