Infection of an abdominal aortic stent graft with suprarenal attachment.
Stent grafting for treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysm can lead to infectious complications. The purpose of this report is to describe a case involving a patient with an aortobiliac stent graft, a horseshoe kidney, and coronary artery disease who presented suprarenal aortic infection requiring removal of the stent graft and in situ reconstruction using an arterial homograft. The discussion deals with management of infected vascular material and reconstruction techniques.
De Bast
Yann
Y
Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Sart Tilman University Hospital, Liège, Belgium. ydebast@hotmail.com
Creemers
Etienne
E
D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D017130:Angioplasty; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery*; D001158:Arteries / Q000637:transplantation; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D020878:Device Removal; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous; D016896:Treatment Outcome