title: Bridging endovascular therapy and subsequent surgical repair for the treatment of infected aneurysms after percutaneous cardiac intervention.
abstract: Bridging endovascular therapy, accompanied by a second stage open surgical repair was used to treat a rare case of infected aneurysms alongside external iliac artery after a percutaneous cardiac intervention. Because these aneurysms require early treatment, we suggest this approach, in order to avoid immediate, major surgery in a recently symptomatic cardiac and bacteremic patient receiving dual antiplatelet therapy. The approach seems to be safe and durable.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery-Vascular Surgery Unit, Medical School, University of Ioannina, Ioannina University Campus, S. Niarchos Avenue, 45110 Ioannina, Greece.
authors.forename: John C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Papakostas
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, General Hospital of Ioannina "G. Hatzikosta," Makrygianni Avenue, 45445 Ioannina, Greece.
authors.forename: Evgenia
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pappa
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery-Vascular Surgery Unit, Medical School, University of Ioannina, Ioannina University Campus, S. Niarchos Avenue, 45110 Ioannina, Greece.
authors.forename: George N
authors.initials: GN
authors.lastname: Kouvelos
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery-Vascular Surgery Unit, Medical School, University of Ioannina, Ioannina University Campus, S. Niarchos Avenue, 45110 Ioannina, Greece.
authors.forename: Nektario
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Papa
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery-Vascular Surgery Unit, Medical School, University of Ioannina, Ioannina University Campus, S. Niarchos Avenue, 45110 Ioannina, Greece.
authors.forename: Miltiadis I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Matsagkas