Successful diagnosis of an atypical prosthetic vascular graft infection without perivascular abscess: luminal vegetation as the hidden septic source.
Departments of Cardiology, Radiology, and Cardiovascular Surgery, Japan Self Defense Forces Central Hospital, Tokyo, Japan; and Department of Cardiology, KKR Mishuku Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Tomoo
T
Nagai
Akira
A
Hamabe
Junko
J
Arakawa
Mikoto
M
Yoshida
Takao
T
Konishi
Takumi
T
Toya
Norio
N
Ishigami
Shuichi
S
Katsushika
Hideki
H
Hisadome
Yukishige
Y
Kyoto
Hitoshi
H
Nakanowatari
Tadashi
T
Ito
Atsuhiro
A
Mitsumaru
Yoshiaki
Y
Tanaka
Hirotsugu
H
Tabata
D000783:Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D020878:Device Removal; D005260:Female; D006499:Hepatic Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D061330:Multidetector Computed Tomography; D064847:Multimodal Imaging / Q000379:methods; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D012086:Reoperation; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000637:transplantation; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D034366:Streptococcus anginosus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color; D051598:Whole Body Imaging
grafts; infection; nuclear medicine