Is F 18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography too sensitive for the diagnosis of vascular endograft infection?
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.
Zimmerman
Pamela M
PM
Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA.
Cherr
Gregory S
GS
Angelo
George C
GC
Gona
Jayakumari
J
Dosluoglu
Hasan H
HH