title: Use of Self-Expanding Covered Stents as Bailout Treatment of Spontaneous Rupture of the Femoral Artery Caused by Staphylococcus aureus Infection.
abstract: Spontaneous rupture of femoropopliteal arteries caused by infection requires treatment in the urgent setting. The present article reports on the performance of self-expanding covered stents in 3 patients who experienced acute rupture of the femoral artery caused by Staphylococcus aureus infection. After a mean follow-up of 16.4 months, the bailout placement of self-expanding covered devices showed sustained patency and sufficient exclusion of the rupture site. A surgical conversion and bypass reconstruction was not necessary. Long-term follow-up and inclusion of more patients are needed to provide more evidence about the utility of this approach.
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, St. Franziskus Hospital and University Clinic of Münster, Münster, Germany.
authors.forename: Mirjam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Inchingolo
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, St. Franziskus Hospital and University Clinic of Münster, Münster, Germany.
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Torsello
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, St. Franziskus Hospital and University Clinic of Münster, Münster, Germany.
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Marchiori
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, St. Franziskus Hospital and University Clinic of Münster, Münster, Germany. Electronic address: konstantinos.donas@googlemail.com.
authors.forename: Konstantinos P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Donas
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D000072226:Computed Tomography Angiography; D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016491:Peripheral Vascular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy*; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015607:Stents; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome