title: Is F 18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography too sensitive for the diagnosis of vascular endograft infection?
abstract: We report a case of a false positive fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) scan in a patient who presented with abdominal pain, and gastrointestinal bleeding accompanied by elevation of inflammatory markers, seven weeks after a proximal type I endoleak repair with a cuff extension. Aortoenteric fistula and endograft infection was ruled out by laparotomy. FDG-PET image may have a role in diagnosis of infection, but false positive results are possible and caution is necessary if other data are non-confirmatory.
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA.
authors.forename: Pamela M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Zimmerman
authors.forename: Gregory S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Cherr
authors.forename: George C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Angelo
authors.forename: Jayakumari
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gona
authors.forename: Hasan H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Dosluoglu