title: Percutaneous drainage of aortic aneurysm sac abscesses following endovascular aneurysm repair.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report preliminary experiences with the treatment of aortic aneurysm sac abscesses following prior endovascular aortic aneurysm repair (EVAR) using computerized tomography (CT)-guided percutaneous drainage.
  
  
  METHODS
  Three patients aged 73 to 78 years with aortic aneurysm sac infections following prior EVAR, 2 of which were associated with aortoduodenal fistula, underwent CT-guided percutaneous drainage and catheter placement. One patient had complete resolution of the aortic aneurysm sac abscess following percutaneous drainage; 1 patient was stabilized to eventual extraanatomic bypass, graft explantation, and fistula repair; and 1 patient was temporized to debridement and fistula repair with endograft preservation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  CT-guided percutaneous drainage may be a helpful therapy in selected patients for the treatment of aortic aneurysm sac infections following EVAR.
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, New York University School of Medicine, NYU Langone Medical Center, NY, USA.
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Pryluck
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kovacs
authors.forename: T S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Maldonado
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Jacobowitz
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Adelman
authors.forename: H C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Charles
authors.forename: T W I
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Clark
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery*; D001027:Aortography / Q000379:methods; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D003646:Debridement; D020878:Device Removal; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods*; D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D015641:Radiography, Interventional; D012086:Reoperation; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents