title: Management of infected femoral artery pseudoaneurysm repair: rectus abdominis flap as second-line management after sartorius flap failure.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The incidence of infected femoral artery pseudoaneurysms is likely to increase with increasing numbers of femoral artery interventions.
  
  
  METHODS
  Case report and review of literature.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We present a case of dehiscence of a vein patch repair of an infected femoral pseutoaneurysm treated with ligation of vessels and coverage by rectus abdominis muscle flap.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We consider the use of this flap as a good second line option for the coverage of exposed femoral vessels, in the presence of sepsis, particularly when the external iliac artery has been ligated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Imperial College NHS Trust, Saint Mary's Hospital , London, United Kingdom .
authors.forename: Usman
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Jaffer
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Najefi
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nott
mesh_terms: D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000601:surgery*; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017568:Rectus Abdominis / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000628:therapy*; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods