title: Infected Viabahn stent graft in the superficial femoral artery.
abstract: We present a case of an infected stent graft in the superficial femoral artery (SFA). A 67-year-old woman underwent excision of an infected Viabahn stent graft. At exploration there was no apparent artery around the majority of the stent graft, suggesting that the SFA had been autolysed. Infected stents and stent grafts are rare in the SFA position. The risk of infection is likely minimised with standard treatments including drainage of infection prior to stent graft placement and periprocedural antibiotic administration. Successful management will, in most cases, require excision of the stent graft and adjunctive arterial reconstruction, as necessary.
authors: Vascular and Interventional Program of Central DuPage Hospital, Winfield, IL 60190, USA. joe_schneider@cdh.org
authors: J R
authors: JR
authors: Schneider
authors: N H
authors: NH
authors: Patel
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Hashemi
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Kim
authors: M J
authors: MJ
authors: Verta
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D050197:Atherosclerosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D005260:Female; D005263:Femoral Artery; D006801:Humans; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects*