Infected pseudoaneurysm of the femoral artery secondary to melioidosis infection of a previous femoropopliteal bypass graft.
Infected arterial aneurysm or pseudoaneurysm caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei is very rare; a review of the literature reveals only five previously reported cases. We report the first case of melioidosis infection of a previous femoropopliteal bypass graft complicated by para-anastomotic pseudoaneurysm of the femoral artery successfully treated by surgical removal of the old graft and creation of a new, extraanatomic, external iliac-to-popliteal bypass graft.
Goh
Brian K P
BK
Division of General Surgery, Changi General Hospital, Singapore. bsgkp@hotmail.com
Chen
Cosmas Y Y
CY
D000368:Aged; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000382:microbiology*; D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000382:microbiology*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis / Q000382:microbiology*; D016957:Burkholderia pseudomallei / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006083:Graft Occlusion, Vascular / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008554:Melioidosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D011150:Popliteal Artery / Q000276:immunology / Q000601:surgery*; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*
D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene