title: Perigraft seroma as a rare angiosurgical complication.
abstract: Perigraft seroma is quite a rare complication that may occur after implantation of Dacron or expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) vascular grafts. We report a case of a 54-year-old patient with perigraft seroma around an axillofemoral bypass (ePTFE graft). Definitive treatment involved the explantation of this extraanatomic bypass with perigraft seroma and the implantation of an aortobiiliac bypass using vascular prosthesis made of a different material. Based on published studies, therapeutic options for this complication are discussed. No guidelines or recommendations are available. In conclusion, the approach to perigraft seroma treatment remains strictly individual. Vascular graft replacement using grafts made of different material seems to be the best option in the case of recurring perigraft seroma, where less invasive procedures were not successful.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gazi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Staffa
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Novotný
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Kriz
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hermanová
mesh_terms: D066254:Axillofemoral Bypass Grafting; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D020878:Device Removal; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D049291:Seroma / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene